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A Doll's House

1973 · 106 min

A slow, stifling chamber drama that tightens like a noose before a bracing, liberating final confrontation.

Directed by
Joseph Losey
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jane Fonda, Edward Fox, Trevor Howard
Overview
Nora Helmer lives a quiet life with her husband, Torvald, in a small Norwegian town. While he works diligently at a bank, she looks after their children. But Torvald doesn't know that several years ago, when he was very ill and she was desperate for money, Nora forged a loan document and has been secretly working to pay the money back ever since. The arrival of her friend Kristine prompts Nora to re-evaluate her life and confront Torvald.

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Directed by
Joseph Losey
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jane Fonda, Edward Fox, Trevor Howard
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • gender
  • betrayal
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Joseph Losey
Written by
Michael Meyer, David Mercer
Starring
Jane Fonda, Edward Fox, Trevor Howard, Delphine Seyrig, David Warner, Pierre Oudrey, Anna Wing, Freda Krogh
Music
Michel Legrand
Cinematography
Gerry Fisher
Runtime
106 min
Country
France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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