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The Devil's Playground

Play trailer Poster for The Devil's Playground 1976,  1h 47m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Students and faculty handle lust at a Roman Catholic boys' school in Australia.

Critics Reviews

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Sep 18, 2023
Schepisi is a rarity -- an artist whose sense of justice and proportion is as highly developed as his sensual aesthetic. He’s sane and balanced in his treatment of the characters. Go to Full Review
Bruce McCabe Boston Globe Apr 27, 2018
Playground is such a completely and thoroughly realized piece of cinema that almost every scene and sequence in it compels admiration. Go to Full Review
Michael Bronski Gay Community News (Boston) Sep 9, 2022
It is beautiful to look at, intelligent (for the most part), and beautifully done. Go to Full Review
Clancy Sigel The Spectator Oct 23, 2015
An outstandingly good Australian import. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jun 9, 2014
B-
Never caught my interest. Go to Full Review
Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Oct 31, 2008
Everyone makes a terrific contribution as Schepisi peels away the surface to reveal a morass of personal demons Go to Full Review
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Abraham P Mar 15, 2019 Already controversial with the choice of the title, Fred Schepisi's directorial debut extends uncomfortably intimate vignettes of sexual frustration and spiritual doubts of brothers and students in an Australian Roman Catholic seminary. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Fred Schepisi

Director

Arthur Dignam

Brother Francine

Nick Tate

Brother Victor

Simon Burke

Tom Allen

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The Devil's Playground

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Movie Info

Synopsis Students and faculty handle lust at a Roman Catholic boys' school in Australia.
Director
Fred Schepisi
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 22, 2017
Runtime
1h 47m
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