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This Tiny World (1972)

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Original title
Deze kleine wereld
Directed by
Charles Huguenot van der Linden
Genre
documentary film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
15 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short documentary that looks closely at antique mechanical toys from a personal collection. It shows how these little machines move and work, and what makes them charming.

whimsicalnostalgicgentlecuriousintimatequietplayfulobservational

What happens

This Tiny World (Dutch: Deze kleine wereld) is a 1972 Dutch short documentary film about antique mechanical toys, produced by Charles and Martina Huguenot van der Linden. It won an Oscar in 1973 for Documentary Short Subject. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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