Il buio e il miele
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Il buio e il miele is an Italian novel by Giovanni Arpino that explores themes of blindness, bitterness, and human connection, and later served as the literary basis for the film Scent of a Woman.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Il buio e il miele canonical | 2 |
| Il miele | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11732641 — 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: Il buio e il miele Context triple: [Scent of a Woman, basedOn, Il buio e il miele]
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A.
Du miel aux cendres
Du miel aux cendres is a volume of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Mythologiques series, in which he analyzes and compares Amerindian myths to explore the structures of human thought.
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B.
He of the Sedge and the Bee
He of the Sedge and the Bee is an ancient Egyptian royal epithet signifying the pharaoh as sovereign over both Upper and Lower Egypt.
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C.
Honig im Kopf
Honig im Kopf is a 2014 German tragicomedy film directed by Til Schweiger that sensitively portrays a family’s struggle with a grandfather’s advancing Alzheimer’s disease.
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D.
The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper is a 2005 studio album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos that blends piano-driven alternative rock with themes of religion, mythology, and personal introspection.
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E.
The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper is a 1986 Greek drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a melancholic retired teacher on a contemplative road journey across Greece.
- 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: Il buio e il miele Target entity description: Il buio e il miele is an Italian novel by Giovanni Arpino that explores themes of blindness, bitterness, and human connection, and later served as the literary basis for the film Scent of a Woman.
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A.
Du miel aux cendres
Du miel aux cendres is a volume of Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Mythologiques series, in which he analyzes and compares Amerindian myths to explore the structures of human thought.
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B.
He of the Sedge and the Bee
He of the Sedge and the Bee is an ancient Egyptian royal epithet signifying the pharaoh as sovereign over both Upper and Lower Egypt.
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C.
Honig im Kopf
Honig im Kopf is a 2014 German tragicomedy film directed by Til Schweiger that sensitively portrays a family’s struggle with a grandfather’s advancing Alzheimer’s disease.
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D.
The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper is a 2005 studio album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos that blends piano-driven alternative rock with themes of religion, mythology, and personal introspection.
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E.
The Beekeeper
The Beekeeper is a 1986 Greek drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos that follows a melancholic retired teacher on a contemplative road journey across Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Profumo di donna
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Scent of a Woman ⓘ |
| author | Giovanni Arpino ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
disability
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emotional healing ⓘ isolation ⓘ relationships ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Profumo di donna
ⓘ
Scent of a Woman ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryBasisFor |
Profumo di donna
ⓘ
Scent of a Woman ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar Italian literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bitterness
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blindness ⓘ human connection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on international cinema
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portrayal of a blind protagonist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Darkness and the Honey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Il buio e il miele Description of subject: Il buio e il miele is an Italian novel by Giovanni Arpino that explores themes of blindness, bitterness, and human connection, and later served as the literary basis for the film Scent of a Woman.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Il buio e il miele