Toys (1978)
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.
Director: María Luisa Bemberg
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 12 min
Release Date: August 21, 1978
Screenplay
- María Luisa Bemberg (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Félix "Chango" Monti
Editing: Miguel Pérez
Production: Tamames-Zemborain
Country: Argentina
Language: Español
Original Language: es
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Toys about?
- 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.
- Who directed Toys?
- Toys was directed by María Luisa Bemberg.
- How long is Toys?
- Toys has a runtime of 12m (12 minutes).
- What genre is Toys?
- Toys is a Documentary film.
- Where was Toys produced?
- Toys was produced in Argentina.