{"id":3212,"date":"2007-05-19T05:40:16","date_gmt":"2007-05-19T12:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2023-09-18T23:42:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T06:42:27","slug":"devils-playground-the-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212","title":{"rendered":"Devil&#8217;s Playground, The (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;An undisciplined mind is the devil&#8217;s playground.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Poster2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Poster2-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-63594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Poster2-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Poster2-676x1024.png 676w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Poster2-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Poster2-178x270.png 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Poster2.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Australian Films<\/li>\n<li>Boarding School<\/li>\n<li>Coming-of-Age<\/li>\n<li>Fred Schepisi Films<\/li>\n<li>Priests and Ministers<\/li>\n<li>Sexuality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as a sensationalized tale of sexuality &#8212; indeed, one DVD cover features a strategically-chosen, non-representative still which immediately evokes the threat of pedophilia. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-DVD-Cover2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-DVD-Cover2-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-63598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-DVD-Cover2-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-DVD-Cover2-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-DVD-Cover2-191x270.png 191w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-DVD-Cover2.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In actuality, this subject is never dealt with; instead, the priests in <em>Devil&#8217;s Playground<\/em> are portrayed as well-meaning, eminently human, and (for the most part) kind. (One particularly surprising scene shows two priests out on the town, tempted to pick up women they meet at a bar). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Bar.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Bar-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Bar-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Bar-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Bar-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Bar-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Bar-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Bar-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Bar.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the narrative in <em>The Devil&#8217;s Playground<\/em> <u>is<\/u> concerned with sexuality &#8212; as is nearly every movie about adolescence &#8212; its portrayal is honest and multi-faceted rather than prurient. This remains a worthy entry in the vast coming-of-age genre. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Simon Burke&#8217;s appealing, natural performance<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Burke2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Burke2-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Burke2-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Burke2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Burke2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Burke2-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Burke2-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Burke2-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Burke2.png 1833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A refreshingly humanizing look at priests<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Priests4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Priests4-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Priests4-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Priests4-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Priests4-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Priests4-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Priests4-1536x854.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Priests4-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Priests4-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Priests4.png 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A sensitive portrayal of male adolescence and sexuality<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Adolescence.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Adolescence-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Adolescence-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Adolescence-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Adolescence-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Adolescence-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Adolescence-1536x852.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Adolescence-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Adolescence-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Adolescence.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine period detail<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Choir2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Choir2-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Choir2-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Choir2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Choir2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Choir2-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Choir2-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Choir2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Choir2.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0074404\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1981\/10\/30\/movies\/the-devil-s-playground.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;An undisciplined mind is the devil&#8217;s playground.&#8221; Synopsis: An Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Boarding School Coming-of-Age Fred Schepisi Films Priests and Ministers Sexuality Review: This episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as a sensationalized tale of sexuality &#8212; indeed, one DVD cover features a strategically-chosen, non-representative still which immediately evokes the threat of pedophilia. In actuality, this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;An undisciplined mind is the devil&#039;s playground.&quot; Synopsis: An Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Boarding School Coming-of-Age Fred Schepisi Films Priests and Ministers Sexuality Review: This episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.9\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FilmFanatic.org - Movie discussions for the true film fanatic\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Devil\u2019s Playground, The (1976) - FilmFanatic.org\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&quot;An undisciplined mind is the devil&#039;s playground.&quot; Synopsis: An Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Boarding School Coming-of-Age Fred Schepisi Films Priests and Ministers Sexuality Review: This episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2007-05-19T12:40:16+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-19T06:42:27+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Devil\u2019s Playground, The (1976) - FilmFanatic.org\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"&quot;An undisciplined mind is the devil&#039;s playground.&quot; Synopsis: An Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Boarding School Coming-of-Age Fred Schepisi Films Priests and Ministers Sexuality Review: This episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212#blogposting\",\"name\":\"Devil\\u2019s Playground, The (1976) - FilmFanatic.org\",\"headline\":\"Devil&#8217;s Playground, The (1976)\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?author=1#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2007\\\/05\\\/Devils-Playground-Poster2-198x300.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212\\\/#articleImage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2007-05-19T05:40:16-07:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-18T23:42:27-07:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"commentCount\":1,\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"Original Reviews\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?cat=1#listItem\",\"name\":\"Original Reviews\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?cat=1#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Original Reviews\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?cat=1\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212#listItem\",\"name\":\"Devil&#8217;s Playground, The (1976)\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Devil&#8217;s Playground, The (1976)\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?cat=1#listItem\",\"name\":\"Original Reviews\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"FilmFanatic.org\",\"description\":\"Movie discussions for the true film fanatic\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?author=1#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?author=1\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/eddf9f367f813d863e2735ea4817eb507da90fc27e3a4f0d509000360cc431ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"admin\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212\",\"name\":\"Devil\\u2019s Playground, The (1976) - FilmFanatic.org\",\"description\":\"\\\"An undisciplined mind is the devil's playground.\\\" Synopsis: An Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Boarding School Coming-of-Age Fred Schepisi Films Priests and Ministers Sexuality Review: This episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?p=3212#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?author=1#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/?author=1#author\"},\"datePublished\":\"2007-05-19T05:40:16-07:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-18T23:42:27-07:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"FilmFanatic.org\",\"description\":\"Movie discussions for the true film fanatic\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/filmfanatic.org\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Devil\u2019s Playground, The (1976) - FilmFanatic.org","description":"\"An undisciplined mind is the devil's playground.\" Synopsis: An Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Boarding School Coming-of-Age Fred Schepisi Films Priests and Ministers Sexuality Review: This episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as","canonical_url":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212#blogposting","name":"Devil\u2019s Playground, The (1976) - FilmFanatic.org","headline":"Devil&#8217;s Playground, The (1976)","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?author=1#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/05\/Devils-Playground-Poster2-198x300.png","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212\/#articleImage"},"datePublished":"2007-05-19T05:40:16-07:00","dateModified":"2023-09-18T23:42:27-07:00","inLanguage":"en","commentCount":1,"mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212#webpage"},"articleSection":"Original Reviews"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?cat=1#listItem","name":"Original Reviews"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?cat=1#listItem","position":2,"name":"Original Reviews","item":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?cat=1","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212#listItem","name":"Devil&#8217;s Playground, The (1976)"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212#listItem","position":3,"name":"Devil&#8217;s Playground, The (1976)","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?cat=1#listItem","name":"Original Reviews"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/#organization","name":"FilmFanatic.org","description":"Movie discussions for the true film fanatic","url":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?author=1#author","url":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?author=1","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eddf9f367f813d863e2735ea4817eb507da90fc27e3a4f0d509000360cc431ce?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"admin"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212#webpage","url":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212","name":"Devil\u2019s Playground, The (1976) - FilmFanatic.org","description":"\"An undisciplined mind is the devil's playground.\" Synopsis: An Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Boarding School Coming-of-Age Fred Schepisi Films Priests and Ministers Sexuality Review: This episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as","inLanguage":"en","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?author=1#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?author=1#author"},"datePublished":"2007-05-19T05:40:16-07:00","dateModified":"2023-09-18T23:42:27-07:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/","name":"FilmFanatic.org","description":"Movie discussions for the true film fanatic","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"FilmFanatic.org - Movie discussions for the true film fanatic","og:type":"article","og:title":"Devil\u2019s Playground, The (1976) - FilmFanatic.org","og:description":"&quot;An undisciplined mind is the devil's playground.&quot; Synopsis: An Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Boarding School Coming-of-Age Fred Schepisi Films Priests and Ministers Sexuality Review: This episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as","og:url":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212","article:published_time":"2007-05-19T12:40:16+00:00","article:modified_time":"2023-09-19T06:42:27+00:00","twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:title":"Devil\u2019s Playground, The (1976) - FilmFanatic.org","twitter:description":"&quot;An undisciplined mind is the devil's playground.&quot; Synopsis: An Australian boy (Simon Burke) comes of age at a Catholic boarding school in the 1950s. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Australian Films Boarding School Coming-of-Age Fred Schepisi Films Priests and Ministers Sexuality Review: This episodic coming-of-age tale by Australian director Fred Schepisi is inaccurately marketed as"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"3212","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":null,"og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2025-07-16 23:59:44","updated":"2025-07-16 23:59:44","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?cat=1\" title=\"Original Reviews\">Original Reviews<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tDevil\u2019s Playground, The (1976)\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org"},{"label":"Original Reviews","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?cat=1"},{"label":"Devil&#8217;s Playground, The (1976)","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3212"}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3212"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91724,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3212\/revisions\/91724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}