An adaption of the critically acclaimed play, the film The Doll's House provides insight into the world of lies, deception, and feminism. Starring Anthony Hopkins as an intolerable puppeteer, controlling every string attached to his wife, played by Claire Blooms. The film carefully explores the fine line between marriage obligations and living for oneself. Trouble ensues when Nora, a wife without a mind of her own, begins to be blackmailed for a mistake she made in order to save a life. Her journey to self discovery is revealed through trials and tribulations, most of which are caused by her husband Torvald. The use of music accurately depicts the mood the story conveys, and with the award winning cast it falls nothing less than immaculate. Hopkins becomes the character of Torvald and convinces the audience he himself is an over-controlling husband with no true idea of how to love. The setting, along with the costumes, plays a key role in the adaption of the play to film. Being done in an incredible way, the authenticity is immaculate. The advantage of turning a play into film is the camera shots that are able to move and manipulate the audience's attention in order to create the most drama and fill the scene with the most emotions. The Doll's House film does a perfect job using this technique. With theater style setting and camera work, the movie is able to provide a compelling story packed with moral lessons and cautionary tales into more than 80 minutes of entertainment.
Review of A Doll's House
