Toys

1978 0h 12m ES

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 3

Documentary

Synopsis

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This short film, filmed at the Rural Exhibition, is a testimony that, based on 70 interviews with girls and boys of 9 and 10 years old, investigates the behavior guidelines imposed by conventional education and the results obtained. Boys are educated in a specific way, with very different life goals, and toys reflect this discrimination: kitchens, dolls, hairdryers, cosmetic equipment, the whole domestic world for girls. Creative games, those that awaken the imagination (trains, cars, building games, men in space), are intended for boys.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: María Luisa Bemberg
Writers: María Luisa Bemberg
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Argentina

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RUNTIME

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Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by María Luisa Bemberg, shot by Félix "Chango" Monti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Miguel Pérez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7869480 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

María Luisa Bemberg directs. Félix "Chango" Monti behind the camera. Miguel Pérez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Argentina. Dialogue in Spanish.

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1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by María Luisa Bemberg, shot by Félix "Chango" Monti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Miguel Pérez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt7869480 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.