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An invention called childhood motion picture] (1973)

1973 · Short film · 22 min

Synopsis

Asserts that the notion of children as small, inefficient adults evolved into a postindustrial concept of a complex world called "childhood," in which children are revered and receive special treatment by society. Uses family portraits, interviews with sociologists, and animation to document modern society's generation gap phenomenon

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