Movie

The Doll

1962 · 96 min

A quiet, unsettling Scandinavian fable that drifts between loneliness and dreamlike strangeness, asking patience and rewarding it with unease.

Overview: A lonely nightwatchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store's mannequins. He soon steals her and takes her to his home, where he can be with her all the time. One day, she comes to life...
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, dark and whimsical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, obsession, loneliness, madness
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
obsession
loneliness
madness
love
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild