Spoilers herein.
I don't know the genre well. I imagine that there are some really fine films in this family tree because this one has some great visual moments that are clearly borrowed: lots of business about toys, teacher/student relationships, loves, very pure play scholarship.
It's a pure type: with essentially no background characters. Makes me want to see the real thing. This one is haunted by what went before.
Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.
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