Anna Massey, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Bloom

This superb version of Henrik Ibsen's classic play A Doll's House stars Claire Bloom (Brideshead Revisited, Charly) as Nora, a sweet and lively but frivolous woman whose puritan...( read more  read more... )ical husband Torvald (Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs, The Elephant Man) loves her but doesn't take her seriously. As Torvald assumes a new position as a bank manager, an old debt of Nora's intrudes upon their happy life and reveals secret sides of both husband and wife. The play has been skillfully turned into film, tightening the action and providing the opportunity for intimate performances from an outstanding cast that also includes Sir Ralph Richardson (The Fallen Idol, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan), Dame Edith Evans (Tom Jones, The Importance of Being Earnest), Denholm Elliott (Raiders of the Lost Ark, A Room with a View), and other topnotch British actors. --Bret Fetzer

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G, 95 min.

Directed by: Patrick Garland

Release Date: January 1, 1973

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DVD Release Date: March 4, 2003

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  • June 14, 2009
    A wonderful screen adaptation of Henrick Ibsen's play -starring Anthony Hopkins and Claire Bloom.(1973). The rigidity and oppression of Victorian era marriage is superbly demonstrated by the relationship between Torvald and Nora. When a crisis occurs, it sets in motion a chain o...( read more)f events that must culminate in the dissolution of the relationship,as well as the destruction of the roles,illusions and delusions that kept them together for several years.

    Although Bloom is quite successful in the role-I could'nt help but be bothered by her "looking" too old for the role of the child-like Nora.maybe she was cast for just that reason??? A masterpiece in human relations-great dialogue and Hopkins is,as usual stellar.
  • July 1, 2009
    i love this play so so much.
    thats right Nora, you walk out on that asshole Torvald.
    macaroons my ass.
  • January 25, 2009
    This is some good acting right here. Claire Bloom is absolutely splendid as Nora, and Anthony Hopkins creates a brilliant contrasting character. The dialogue of Ibsen's play allows them to explore these characters deeply and honestly. Simply a superb version of the classic play, ...( read more)and definitely one to see.
  • January 12, 2009
    What a waste of time & the ending ? huh...
  • August 23, 2008
    I read it as a story , it was so nice
  • July 6, 2008
    This Is a Very Good Adaptation of The Play.
    I Like Some of The Dialogues, But This Movie Is Slightly Tardy And Prolix!
  • July 10, 2007
    This was a pretty good adaptation of the play, although I didn't agree with some of the changed dialogue.
  • June 21, 2007
    Wow. That is one detailed doll. o_O'
  • December 10, 2006
    bad movie i wouldnt recommend watching this

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