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A Doll's House

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Nora Helmer (Jane Fonda) lives a quiet life with her husband, Torvald (David Warner), 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 (Delphine Seyrig) prompts Nora to re-evaluate her life and confront Torvald.

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Jan Dawson Sight & Sound 03/19/2020
The truthfullness of [Jane Fonda's] interpretation may owe as much to life as to art, but there too Ibsen would have approved. Go to Full Review Judith Crist Texas Monthly 06/11/2020
[An] excellent cinematic version of the lbsen work, filmed in Norway, with a fine cast and a commendably literate screenplay by David Mercer. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Madam D @Madam1948 03/17/2025 Jane Fonda has always been a terrific actor, and here she is at her best. This famous play has had 5 film versions & I can't imagine a better portrayal of Nora. See more Read all reviews
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Joseph Losey

Director

Jane Fonda

Nora

David Warner

Torvald Helmer

Trevor Howard

Dr. Rank

Delphine Seyrig

Kristine Linde

Edward Fox

Nils Krogstad
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Synopsis Nora Helmer (Jane Fonda) lives a quiet life with her husband, Torvald (David Warner), 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 (Delphine Seyrig) prompts Nora to re-evaluate her life and confront Torvald.
Director
Joseph Losey
Producer
Joseph Losey
Production Co
Paramount
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 3, 2020
Runtime
1h 43m