Beau Wassermann
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Beau Wassermann is the anxious, middle-aged protagonist of Ari Aster’s surreal horror-comedy film "Beau Is Afraid," whose odyssey through a nightmarish world explores themes of guilt, control, and maternal trauma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beau Wassermann canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10607529 — 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)
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Target entity: Beau Wassermann Context triple: [Beau Is Afraid, mainCharacter, Beau Wassermann]
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A.
Beau Garrett
Beau Garrett is an American actress and model best known for her roles in film and television, including a main cast role on the medical drama series "The Good Doctor."
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B.
Patrick Whitesell
Patrick Whitesell is a prominent American talent agent and entertainment executive, best known as a top leader and co-founder of the global media and talent representation company Endeavor.
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C.
Matthew Stuecken
Matthew Stuecken is a film screenwriter best known for co-writing the psychological sci-fi thriller "10 Cloverfield Lane."
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D.
Evan Whitesell
Evan Whitesell is one of the children of American media personality and helicopter pilot Lauren Sánchez.
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E.
Chris Dabaldo
Chris Dabaldo is a musician best known as a guitarist for the American rock band Saliva.
- 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: Beau Wassermann Target entity description: Beau Wassermann is the anxious, middle-aged protagonist of Ari Aster’s surreal horror-comedy film "Beau Is Afraid," whose odyssey through a nightmarish world explores themes of guilt, control, and maternal trauma.
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A.
Beau Garrett
Beau Garrett is an American actress and model best known for her roles in film and television, including a main cast role on the medical drama series "The Good Doctor."
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B.
Patrick Whitesell
Patrick Whitesell is a prominent American talent agent and entertainment executive, best known as a top leader and co-founder of the global media and talent representation company Endeavor.
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C.
Matthew Stuecken
Matthew Stuecken is a film screenwriter best known for co-writing the psychological sci-fi thriller "10 Cloverfield Lane."
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D.
Evan Whitesell
Evan Whitesell is one of the children of American media personality and helicopter pilot Lauren Sánchez.
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E.
Chris Dabaldo
Chris Dabaldo is a musician best known as a guitarist for the American rock band Saliva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| age | middle-aged ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Beau Is Afraid ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
Oedipal tension
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family dysfunction ⓘ neurosis ⓘ |
| associatedWithActor | Joaquin Phoenix ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirector | Ari Aster ⓘ |
| centralThemes |
control
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guilt ⓘ maternal trauma ⓘ |
| characterArc |
attempt to understand his own guilt
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confrontation with his mother ⓘ |
| characterType | anxious man ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ari Aster ⓘ |
| definingTrait |
extreme anxiety
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fearfulness ⓘ passivity ⓘ |
| experiences |
distorted reality
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hallucinatory events ⓘ intense paranoia ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Beau Is Afraid universe ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | surreal horror-comedy ⓘ |
| hasMother | Mona Wassermann ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | unemployed or marginally employed adult ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | subjective ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | odyssey-like journey ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Joaquin Phoenix ⓘ |
| primaryConflict |
psychological conflict with his mother
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struggle with paranoia ⓘ struggle with self-blame ⓘ |
| primaryEmotion | fear ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Beau Is Afraid ⓘ |
| relationshipToMonaWassermann | son ⓘ |
| settingContext | urban American city ⓘ |
| storyFunction |
embodiment of overwhelming guilt
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subject of maternal control ⓘ vehicle for exploring intergenerational trauma ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the crushing weight of filial obligation
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the effects of overbearing parenting ⓘ the paralysis of anxiety ⓘ |
| toneOfStory |
darkly comedic
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surreal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beau Wassermann Description of subject: Beau Wassermann is the anxious, middle-aged protagonist of Ari Aster’s surreal horror-comedy film "Beau Is Afraid," whose odyssey through a nightmarish world explores themes of guilt, control, and maternal trauma.
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