La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration)
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La Machine infernale is a 1934 play by Jean Cocteau, famously associated with actor Jean Marais, that reimagines the Oedipus myth in a modern, psychologically driven style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11587528 — 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: La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration) Context triple: [Jean Marais, notableWork, La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration)]
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A.
Le Cinéma
Le Cinéma is a movie theater within Tokyo’s Bunkamura cultural complex, known for screening a curated selection of domestic and international films.
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B.
Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou is a 1965 French New Wave crime-romance film by Jean-Luc Godard, known for its vibrant visual style, fragmented narrative, and exploration of existential themes.
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C.
Bande à part
Bande à part is a 1964 French New Wave crime drama film by Jean-Luc Godard, celebrated for its playful style, iconic dance scene, and unconventional approach to genre.
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D.
Les Temps modernes
Les Temps modernes is a French intellectual and literary journal closely associated with existentialist philosophy and postwar leftist thought.
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E.
Orphée aux enfers
Orphée aux enfers is a satirical operetta by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Hector Crémieux, that parodies the Orpheus myth and is famous for its exuberant "can-can" music.
- 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: La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration) Target entity description: La Machine infernale is a 1934 play by Jean Cocteau, famously associated with actor Jean Marais, that reimagines the Oedipus myth in a modern, psychologically driven style.
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A.
Le Cinéma
Le Cinéma is a movie theater within Tokyo’s Bunkamura cultural complex, known for screening a curated selection of domestic and international films.
-
B.
Pierrot le Fou
Pierrot le Fou is a 1965 French New Wave crime-romance film by Jean-Luc Godard, known for its vibrant visual style, fragmented narrative, and exploration of existential themes.
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C.
Bande à part
Bande à part is a 1964 French New Wave crime drama film by Jean-Luc Godard, celebrated for its playful style, iconic dance scene, and unconventional approach to genre.
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D.
Les Temps modernes
Les Temps modernes is a French intellectual and literary journal closely associated with existentialist philosophy and postwar leftist thought.
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E.
Orphée aux enfers
Orphée aux enfers is a satirical operetta by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Ludovic Halévy and Hector Crémieux, that parodies the Orpheus myth and is famous for its exuberant "can-can" music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jean Marais ⓘ |
| author | Jean Cocteau ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Oedipus myth
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Oedipus
Sophocles' Oedipus Rex ⓘ
linked to:
Sophocles' play "Oedipus Rex"
|
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean Cocteau ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | verse and prose mix ⓘ |
| dramaticInnovation |
blend of classical myth and modern psychology
ⓘ
foregrounding of the Sphinx episode ⓘ use of ironic, witty dialogue ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Oedipus complex ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century French literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jocasta
ⓘ
Oedipus ⓘ The Sphinx ⓘ Tiresias ⓘ |
| movement | modernist theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | psychological motivations of Oedipus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
modern reimagining of the Oedipus myth
ⓘ
psychological characterization of mythic figures ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter | Jean Marais ⓘ |
| partOf | Jean Cocteau's theatrical oeuvre ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| setting | Thebes ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| style | psychological drama ⓘ |
| theme |
destiny
ⓘ
fate ⓘ incest ⓘ patricide ⓘ tragic irony ⓘ unconscious desire ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mythic antiquity ⓘ |
| writer | Jean Cocteau ⓘ |
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Subject: La Machine infernale (Cocteau collaboration) Description of subject: La Machine infernale is a 1934 play by Jean Cocteau, famously associated with actor Jean Marais, that reimagines the Oedipus myth in a modern, psychologically driven style.
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