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A Doll's House

1922 · 70 min

A slow, emotionally intense silent drama that feels like watching a woman slowly awaken to her own worth.

Directed by: Charles Bryant
Genres: Drama
Starring: Alan Hale, Alla Nazimova, Nigel De Brulier

Overview: Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed.

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Directed by: Charles Bryant
Genres: Drama
Starring: Alan Hale, Alla Nazimova, Nigel De Brulier

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
betrayal
family
guilt
freedom
Places: home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Charles Bryant
Written by: Alla Nazimova
Starring: Alan Hale, Alla Nazimova, Nigel De Brulier, Elinor Oliver, Wedgwood Nowell, Clara Lee, Florence Fisher, Philippe De Lacy
Cinematography: Charles Van Enger
Runtime: 70 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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