Children learn through play in Irish Montessori schools in the 1970s, accompanied by voiceover explaining the Montessori method and jaunty jazz flute. The three schools featured in Páistí ag Obair are Tigh na nÓg, Blessington; St Kieran’s School, Bray; and The Children’s House, Stilllorgan. Oscar Nominee: Best Documentary Short, 1974
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Louis Marcus Director · Breandán Ó hEithir Writer Robert Monks Cinematographer
First release June 13, 1973 · Produced in Ireland · Languages English, Irish
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Gael Linn
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Original title
Páistí ag Obair
Original language
Irish
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English · Irish
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Ireland · June 13, 1973
Premiere · Cork Film International - winner, Best Irish Short
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