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A Doll's House

  • 19731973
  • GG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.3K
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Anthony Hopkins and Claire Bloom in A Doll's House (1973)
Drama
Years ago, Nora Helmer (Claire Bloom) committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald (Sir Anthony Hopkins). Now she is being blackmailed and lives in fear... Read allYears ago, Nora Helmer (Claire Bloom) committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald (Sir Anthony Hopkins). 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.... Read allYears ago, Nora Helmer (Claire Bloom) committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald (Sir Anthony Hopkins). 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 hus... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.3K
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    • Patrick Garland
    • Henrik Ibsen(play "Et dukkehjem")
    • Christopher Hampton(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Claire Bloom
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Ralph Richardson
    • Patrick Garland
    • Henrik Ibsen(play "Et dukkehjem")
    • Christopher Hampton(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Claire Bloom
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Ralph Richardson
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    • 26User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards

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    Anthony Hopkins and Claire Bloom in A Doll's House (1973)
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    Claire Bloom
    Claire Bloom
    • Nora Helmer
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Torvald Helmer
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • Dr. Rank
    • (as Sir Ralph Richardson)
    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • Krogstad
    Anna Massey
    Anna Massey
    • Kristine Linde
    Edith Evans
    Edith Evans
    • Anne-Marie
    • (as Dame Edith Evans)
    Helen Blatch
    • Helen
    • (uncredited)
    Kimberley Hampton
    • Bob
    • (uncredited)
    Daphne Riggs
    • Old Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Pam Rose
    • Young woman
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Summerfield
    • Ivar
    • (uncredited)
    Stefanie Summerfield
    • Emmy
    • (uncredited)
      • Patrick Garland
      • Henrik Ibsen(play "Et dukkehjem")
      • Christopher Hampton(screenplay) (Broadway play)
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    • Trivia
      This production of "A Doll's House" originated on the stage, but the only ones retained for this movie from the stage production were Claire Bloom, director Patrick Garland, and play adaptor Christopher Hampton.
    • Quotes

      Torvald Helmer: Nora, you're dancing as if your life depended on it!

    • Crazy credits
      Although the main title reads "Henrik Ibsen's 'A Doll's House'", the credits at the end state "Based on the play by Christopher Hampton". Hampton actually did not write the play; he only wrote the screenplay and the English translation.
    • Connections
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    User reviews26

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    5/10
    A Dolls House
    A Doll's House/***(G) Movie Review May 4th, 1973 With the voices of: Nora Helmer: Claire Bloom Torvald Helmer: Anthony Hopkins Dr.Rank: Ralph Richardson Krogstad: Denholm Elliott Kristine Linde: Anna Massey Anne-Marie: Edith Evans

    By Kyle Thompson Film Critic

    A Doll's House, a play taking place in the household of Torvald Helmer, Nora Helmer, and their three kids, is set during Christmas time in 1879. Being set in the late 1800's, it is a time in which men were dominant over women, and it was socially acceptable for them to be.

    As the play starts with a happy, cheerful family, it soon takes a turn for the worst. I believe that it is difficult for people in our era today to understand how things were in that time, and that adds to the opinion I have on the play. I think it is a well filmed, and well thought out play, but I do believe that there are scenes in which the characters act a bit too dramatic for what would actually in those situations.

    The play begins to unfold when Nora is called out on forging her rich father's signature in order to receive a loan to pay for her sick husband's trip to Europe in order to recover. The man who wants to bring Nora down, wants his job back at the bank, (Torvald is the higher up at the bank) and wants Torvald to give him his job back, and then some. Nora admits to the forgery, and tries to persuade her husband to give Krogstad his job back. Torvald does not take the bait, and this leads Krogstad to blackmail Nora about the forgery, which is a criminal act she has committed. The play then gets very dramatic when Torvald finds out the motives of his wife, and the climax of the play takes place.

    The music, clothing, and speech of the characters is all fit to how they dressed and spoke in the 1800's, which adds a human element to the play. I thought the characters filled their roles well, and engulfed themselves within the play to become the character that they truly were. The camera angles are very good for when the play took place, but the lighting sort of fits to the mood of the play, which is somber and argumentative. Overall, A Doll's House is a very dramatic film that depicts the ideals of marriage in the 1800's in a very realistic way.

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    • Release date
      • April 10, 1973 (Netherlands)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Elkins Productions International Corporation
      • Freeward Films
      • Life Investors International
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
      • Mono

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