Essential Cinema collection
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The Essential Cinema collection is a curated canon of landmark avant-garde and independent films assembled by Anthology Film Archives to define and preserve the core of film as an art form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Essential Cinema collection canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Essential Cinema collection Context triple: [Anthology Film Archives, hasCollection, Essential Cinema collection]
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A.
The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection is a renowned home-video publisher known for releasing carefully curated, high-quality editions of classic and contemporary films with extensive supplemental features.
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Cinema 5
Cinema 5 was an American independent film distribution company known for releasing influential art-house and foreign films in the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Wonderful Films
Wonderful Films is a film and television production company best known for its work on the acclaimed Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit."
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D.
Les Grands Films Classiques
Les Grands Films Classiques was a French film production and distribution company known for handling classic and avant-garde cinema.
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E.
Sky Cinema
Sky Cinema is a group of premium film channels and on-demand movie services operated by Sky in the UK and Ireland, offering a wide range of recent releases and classic films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Essential Cinema collection Target entity description: The Essential Cinema collection is a curated canon of landmark avant-garde and independent films assembled by Anthology Film Archives to define and preserve the core of film as an art form.
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A.
The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection is a renowned home-video publisher known for releasing carefully curated, high-quality editions of classic and contemporary films with extensive supplemental features.
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B.
Cinema 5
Cinema 5 was an American independent film distribution company known for releasing influential art-house and foreign films in the 1960s and 1970s.
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C.
Wonderful Films
Wonderful Films is a film and television production company best known for its work on the acclaimed Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit."
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D.
Les Grands Films Classiques
Les Grands Films Classiques was a French film production and distribution company known for handling classic and avant-garde cinema.
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E.
Sky Cinema
Sky Cinema is a group of premium film channels and on-demand movie services operated by Sky in the UK and Ireland, offering a wide range of recent releases and classic films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
curated canon
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film collection ⓘ |
| accessMode |
archival access by researchers
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theatrical projection ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
avant-garde cinema
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experimental film ⓘ independent cinema ⓘ |
| audience |
artists and filmmakers
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cinephiles ⓘ film scholars ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | landmark project in defining an avant-garde film canon ⓘ |
| curatedBy | Anthology Film Archives ⓘ |
| curationType |
canon formation
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preservation program ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Anthology Film Archives catalogs
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Anthology Film Archives program notes ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Anthology Film Archives screening rooms ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure ongoing exhibition of key works
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establish a core repertory of essential films ⓘ provide a stable reference for film study ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
avant-garde film
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independent film ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
define the core of film as an art form
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preserve the core of film as an art form ⓘ |
| influencedField |
academic film studies
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cinematheque repertory programming ⓘ museum film programming ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterials | multiple languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Anthology Film Archives ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| medium | film ⓘ |
| preservationRole | long-term safeguarding of key avant-garde films ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
film canon debates
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film historiography ⓘ film preservation ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
aesthetic innovation
ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ influence on film art ⓘ |
| sponsor | Anthology Film Archives ⓘ |
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Subject: Essential Cinema collection Description of subject: The Essential Cinema collection is a curated canon of landmark avant-garde and independent films assembled by Anthology Film Archives to define and preserve the core of film as an art form.
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