My Friend Ivan Lapshin
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My Friend Ivan Lapshin is a 1984 Soviet drama film by director Aleksei German, acclaimed for its atmospheric black-and-white portrayal of life in a provincial town in the pre–World War II Stalinist era.
All labels observed (1)
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| My Friend Ivan Lapshin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9224463 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Friend Ivan Lapshin Context triple: [Aleksei German, notableWork, My Friend Ivan Lapshin]
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A.
Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha is a 2019 documentary film that chronicles the life and career of actor Anton Yelchin through home videos, interviews, and personal writings.
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B.
Bednye lyudi
Bednye lyudi is the Russian title of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s debut epistolary novel, known in English as "Poor Folk," which portrays the struggles and inner lives of impoverished Petersburg clerks.
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C.
Дядя Ваня
«Дядя Ваня» — это знаменитая пьеса Антона Чехова о провинциальной жизни, несбывшихся надеждах и внутреннем кризисе людей, застрявших между долгом и личным счастьем.
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D.
Yuriatin
Yuriatin is a fictional Russian town in Boris Pasternak’s novel "Doctor Zhivago," serving as a key setting in Yuri Zhivago’s life and relationships.
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E.
Gorky Park
Gorky Park is a famous central Moscow park known for its recreational facilities, cultural events, and scenic riverside location.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My Friend Ivan Lapshin Target entity description: My Friend Ivan Lapshin is a 1984 Soviet drama film by director Aleksei German, acclaimed for its atmospheric black-and-white portrayal of life in a provincial town in the pre–World War II Stalinist era.
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A.
Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha is a 2019 documentary film that chronicles the life and career of actor Anton Yelchin through home videos, interviews, and personal writings.
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B.
Bednye lyudi
Bednye lyudi is the Russian title of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s debut epistolary novel, known in English as "Poor Folk," which portrays the struggles and inner lives of impoverished Petersburg clerks.
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C.
Дядя Ваня
«Дядя Ваня» — это знаменитая пьеса Антона Чехова о провинциальной жизни, несбывшихся надеждах и внутреннем кризисе людей, застрявших между долгом и личным счастьем.
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D.
Yuriatin
Yuriatin is a fictional Russian town in Boris Pasternak’s novel "Doctor Zhivago," serving as a key setting in Yuri Zhivago’s life and relationships.
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E.
Gorky Park
Gorky Park is a famous central Moscow park known for its recreational facilities, cultural events, and scenic riverside location.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | stories by Yuri German ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Valeri Fedosov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Aleksei German ⓘ |
| filmTechnique |
black-and-white cinematography
ⓘ
documentary-style realism ⓘ |
| genre |
black-and-white film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ historical film ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasDirectorNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| laterRecognition | gained international critical acclaim ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Ivan Lapshin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Viktor Lebedev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | flashback ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric depiction of everyday Soviet life
ⓘ
innovative narrative structure ⓘ naturalistic acting ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet cinema ⓘ |
| portrays |
Soviet police work in the 1930s
ⓘ
atmosphere of late Stalinist 1930s ⓘ life in a Soviet provincial town ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Lenfilm ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the greatest Soviet films ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseStatus | initially limited release in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| screenplayBy |
Aleksei German
ⓘ
Eduard Volodarsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Stalinist era
ⓘ
linked to:
Stalin era
pre–World War II era ⓘ |
| settingPlace | provincial Soviet town ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1930s ⓘ |
| theme |
everyday life under Stalinism
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ idealism and disillusionment ⓘ memory ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| writer |
Aleksei German
ⓘ
Eduard Volodarsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Friend Ivan Lapshin Description of subject: My Friend Ivan Lapshin is a 1984 Soviet drama film by director Aleksei German, acclaimed for its atmospheric black-and-white portrayal of life in a provincial town in the pre–World War II Stalinist era.
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