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The Pitfall (1989 film)

1989 film by Vilgot Sjöman

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ10493804 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Pitfall (Swedish: Fallgropen) is a 1989 Swedish drama film that was written as well as directed by Vilgot Sjöman. It was entered into the main competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “The Pitfall (1989 film)” as 1989 film by Vilgot Sjöman. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1989—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1989-01-01. The account is most persuasive where Pitfall, film and Vilgot can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 1989 film by Vilgot Sjöman. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10493804. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1989.

Critical limits

Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Separate the work, its editions or performances, and its later reception. Catalogue records, publication histories and object files often preserve different parts of that story.

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  • Tracing reception history
  • Finding collection records
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Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “The Pitfall (1989 film)”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow The Pitfall (1989 film) primary sources, The Pitfall (1989 film) archive and Pitfall research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “The Pitfall (1989 film)”?
  2. Where is authorship, date or provenance documented?
  3. Which edition, object, performance or recording is being described?
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This entry incorporates text from “The Pitfall (1989 film)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.