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The Junk playground

Denmark, 1966
film

A playground is an environment forming its occupants through the challenge with which it confronts them and through the chances it gives them to take up these..

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Playground (TEFC)

United States, 1975
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Uncle Smiley and the junkyard playground

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Playground

United States, 1969
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Playgrounds for free

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Adventure playground: London

United Kingdom, 1967
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Children in town

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More space for our children

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It's our's whatever they say

United Kingdom, 1972
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My own yard to play in

United States, 1959
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Fun on the playground

United States, 1947
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Children waiting

United Kingdom, 1977
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Friluft: 'The call of the open-air'

Denmark, 1959
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The Environment: garbage

United States, 1970
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It's just something kids do (TEFC)

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United States, 1972
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Class project: the garbage movie

Canada, 1983
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A City called Copenhagen

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