Movie

A Doll's House

1973 · 105 min

A slow-burning, emotionally charged chamber drama that tightens like a vise as a marriage's illusions are stripped away.

Tagline: He is the master. He's called a husband. She is the play thing. She's called a wife.
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, and lives in fear of her husband finding out, and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. But, when the truth comes out, Nora is shocked to learn where she really stands in her husband's esteem.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, betrayal, power, gender
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: identity
betrayal
power
gender
deception
Places: home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild