A dolls house 1973 joseph losey cast and crew allmovie. A dolls house is a 1973 francobritish drama film directed by joseph losey, based on the play of the same name by henrik ibsen. Women were to be seen and not heard they were there to prettify and amuse the men, you see. In desperation, forgery is committed and destruction risked in order to save her husband s health. It went directly to television and premiered in the united states on the american broadcasting company. Loseys adaptation of ibsens protofeminist stage classic, with a magnificent fonda as infantilized wife nora helmer, opens up the. It premiered at the royal theatre in copenhagen, denmark, on 21 december 1879, having been published earlier that month. A dolls house also known as casa di bambola, puppenheim, ein is a drama film directed by patrick garland and joseph losey, released on may 22 of 1973 in the usa, starring jane fonda, claire bloom, edward fox, anthony hopkins, trevor howard and.
Film is excellent and a must have for fans of joseph losey. It premiered at the royal theatre in copenhagen, denmark, on 21 december 1879, having been published earlier that month the play is significant for its critical attitude toward 19thcentury marriage norms. Find movie and film cast and crew information for a dolls house 1973 joseph losey on allmovie. Available on videotape through prism entertainmentstarmaker entertainment, color, 98 minutes.
Nora helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order. The structure of ibsens play is perfect and needs to embellishment or creative additions. She denounces his cruelty, and leaves the house, wandering into the night never to return. Dariush mehrjuis 1992 film sara is based on a dolls house, with the plot transferred to iran. A dolls house was adapted for film for the second time in 1973.
It aroused great controversy at the time, as it concludes with the. Ibsens a dolls house reportedly caused a furore back in 1879 for daring to critique the traditional role of women in a patrician society. Watching this play in a movie sometimes makes me feel humiliated for the dr. A dolls house 1973 nora helmer jane fonda lives a quiet life with her husband, torvald david warner, in a small norwegian town. A doll s house 1973 nora helmer jane fonda lives a quiet life with her husband, torvald david warner, in a small norwegian town.
The beatles, originally to be titled a dolls house the dolls house short story, by katherine mansfield. A dolls house was the first of henrik ibsens plays to create a sensation within society and joseph loseys film adaptation transcends the generations from when it was first seen on stage. January 14, 1909 june 22, 1984 was an american theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Je to velmi prepecliva retro adaptace ibsena s chladnou legrandovou hudbou. Et dukkehjem, a 1973 norwegian tv film directed by arild brinchmann. Henrik ibsen musiker musikdatenbank radio swiss classic.
But a year before this nora committed a forgery on a loan in order to save the life of her husband. In henrik ibsens a dolls house, nora helmer, having fraudulently borrowed money to save her husband, is forced to reveal her secret and, in doing so, reassess her life as it stands. The best movies directed by joseph losey page 3 flickchart. And i guess the powers that be didnt like this being pointed out to them. As a means of popular entertainment it is doubtful that the screen version of a dolls house. Controversy in the 1800s henrik ibsens 1879 play, a dolls house, filmed twice in 1973 by joseph losey and patrick garland respectively, posed many controversial issues for the time period it was written. The film has been a huge hit in france, thanks primarily to a cast of top french female talent, led by catherine deneuve. A doll s house in the play a doll s house by henrik ibsen took place in the late 19th century a woman named nora helmer starts off the story buying christmas presents for her family. Circa 1879, women were expected to dominate the field of keeping a man content as well raising sound and buoyant children. From joan crawford to ben kingsleyadaptations of a dolls. The sexual charge in this production reminded me of jane fondas stellar interpretation of the role in joseph losey s. This film adaptation of the landmark henrik ibsen play, one of two released in 1973, is imperfect.
With dorothy phillips, william stowell, lon chaney, sydney deane. Dolls film list, from citwf, the free online movie database covering over 507,364 movies from 175 countries. From joan crawford to ben kingsleyadaptations of a doll. A dolls house is a 1917 american silent drama film based upon the play by henrik ibsen. Loseys film according to my understanding and opinion, in this scene closely followed what is in the play a dolls house. Rank, the reason being he was so straight and forward. Find movie and film cast and crew information for a dolls house. If you are an instructor and are teaching a dolls house, i definitely believe that this movie is a rich resource. Tolsey museum 192 words case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article at the museum include the town maces, charters and seals of guilds, a doll s house, and objects related to brewing, ropemaking, and stone quarrying. While he works diligently at a bank, she looks after their. Ibsen had the character nora take many actions that were not accustomed to women performing during the late 1800s. A dolls house also known as casa di bambola, puppenheim, ein is a drama film directed by patrick garland and joseph losey, released on may 22 of 1973 in the usa, starring jane fonda, claire bloom, edward fox, anthony hopkins, trevor howard and ralph richardson.
The author of the original play, henrik ibsen, was an influential. This version stars jane fonda, edward fox, trevor howard, and david warner. In the us during the silent period, four film adaptations of henrik ibsens play, a dolls house et dukkehjem from 1879, were produced, all of which are considered to be lost films. Nora helmer, years earlier, has committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband torvald.
Cinematic scenic differences henrik ibsens 1879 play, a dolls house was depicted very well by joseph losey s 1973 film, a dolls house, and patrick garlands 1973 film version of a dolls house. Blacklisted by hollywood in the 1950s, he moved to europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the united kingdom. But when the truth comes out, nora is shocked to learn. A doll s house photos view all photos 1 movie info. Nora jane fonda, who appears to be the model wife and mother, committed a forgery in order to save the life of her overbearing husband, torvald david warner. Overview of a dolls house, 1973, directed by joseph losey, with jane fonda, edward fox, trevor howard, at turner classic movies. The short film dolls house, starring joseph and his daughter jessica millson, directed by jim greayer, is now available to view on vimeo. A dolls house is screening as part of the jane fonda in the 70s series. A dolls house 1992 tv drama, a television adaptation directed by david thacker. Now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husbands finding out and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. This joseph losey directed 1973 version of henrik ibsens a dolls house marks one of two cinematizations of the story released during the same year.
If you are an instructor and are teaching a doll s house, i definitely believe that this movie is a rich resource. A dolls house is a 1973 francobritish film directed by joseph losey. Throughout the different eras, women have been displayed to play distinct roles in society, all of which have been respective to standards of that time. A dolls house 1917 film a dolls house is a 1917 american silent drama film based upon the play by henrik ibsen. A dolls house project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
The cast in both movies depicted ibsens characters well, and the settings were very close to the settings described in the play. Relieved that his good name will not be tarnished, torvald begins to lecture nora on her conduct. As a result, students developed a deeper understanding of both the play and film, and appreciated what film directors must do in order to make literature appealing to a broader audience. As expected, fonda brings both a girlish naivete and neurotic intensity to the character of nora. The cast in both movies depicted ibsens characters well, and the settings were very.
Mainly because in an attempt to make the film more cinematic, the directorproducer joseph losey and screenwriter david mercer resnais providence have opened up the play and added unnecessary scenes. This treatment of henrik ibsens play, a dolls house, by director patrick garland and actors claire bloom and anthony hopkins, is especially strong. A dolls house 1922 alla nazimova in a dolls house 1922 a dolls house 1922 alan hale and alla nazimova in a dolls house. The play is significant for the way it deals with the fate of a married woman, who at the time in. In the united states, the film was broadcast nationally on the abc television network. Rank was claiming that he was in love with nora, but it was somehow slightly. She was then blackmailed the man she took the loan from. A dolls house by joseph losey starring jane fonda, david warner and trevor howard. Welcome to the dolls house this article is more than 17 years old. At the time of its release, a dolls house was castigated for allowing ms. A dolls house is a 1973 frenchbritish drama film directed by joseph losey, based on the play a dolls house by henrik ibsen. A dolls house play and movie analysis 852 words bartleby. Henrik ibsen s classic theatrical tale of a spirited woman transcends generations in joseph losey s production of a doll s house.
A dolls house in the play a dolls house by henrik ibsen took place in the late 19th century a woman named nora helmer starts off the story buying christmas presents for her family. The dvd was loose inside a fairly flimsy envelope with the carrier open. It was screened at the 1973 cannes film festival, but wasnt entered into the main competition. Now, she is being blackmailed and lives in fear of her husbands finding out and the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. Here, jane fonda plays nora helmer, the mousy norwegian wife who eventually turns on her insensitive husband torvald david warner. The second version of the henrik ibsen classic to hit the screens in 1973, joseph loseys locationfilmed norway effort has the directors name plus that of jane fonda playing the womans lib predating heroine, nora and a certain formal elegance to carry it.
Garland manages to transcend the plot contrivances which i found, on reading henrik ibsens play, to make the story almost unbelievable, and instead, create characters and a story that seem real. Nora helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband torvald. Born in wisconsin, he studied in germany with bertolt brecht and then returned to the united states. As a means of popular entertainment it is doubtful that the screen version of a doll s house. With jane fonda, edward fox, trevor howard, delphine seyrig. A dolls house 1973 losey film, an adaptation directed by joseph losey. A dolls house and the performance of gender in american. A dolls house 1973, a film by patrick garland and joseph.
Based on the famous play by henrik ibsen, this adaptation stars claire bloom as nora helmer, a housewife who longago saved her ailing husband. Stylove zapada do rady angloamerickych retro filmu 70. A dolls house, joseph losey, jane fonda, edward fox, trevor howard, david warner, delphine seyrig, morten floor, tone floor, dagfinn hertzberg, ellen holm a dolls house 1973 altyaz. The american silent film adaptations of ibsen were not only explicitly linked to the. It stars jane fonda in the role of nora helmer and david warner as her domineering husband, torvald. In the films favor, the norwegian locations provide an authentic atmosphere and the film is very well acted.