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Ibsen's stage play is re-interpreted by theater group Mabou Mines. Nora is sheltered by her husband and feels like she is a possession, just like a doll living in a doll's house. As originally written by Ibsen, A doll's house has been variously described as a feminist clarion, Freudia...

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Corporate Authors: Mabou Mines (Theater group), Pour Voir (Firm), Caligari Films (Firm), ARTE France, Alive Mind Media, Lorber HT Digital
Other Authors: Breuer, Lee, Mitchell, Maude, Povinelli, Mark, Medina, Kris, Gil, Ricardo, Girardeau, Janet, Shaw, Jane Catherine, Beglarian, Eve, Moritz, Reiner E., 1938-, Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: New York : Lorber HT Digital, [2008]
Subjects:
Wives > Norway > Drama.
Marital conflict > Norway > Drama.
Melodrama.
Ibsen, Henrik, > 1828-1906.
Marital conflict.
Wives.
Norway.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Puppet films.
Experimental films.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
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Summary:Ibsen's stage play is re-interpreted by theater group Mabou Mines. Nora is sheltered by her husband and feels like she is a possession, just like a doll living in a doll's house. As originally written by Ibsen, A doll's house has been variously described as a feminist clarion, Freudian drama and bourgeois soap opera. These themes are explored and expanded, as Mines' critically acclaimed interpretation, featuring actors and puppets, adds contemporary touches to the nineteenth century classic with bold staging and conceptual originality.
Item Description:This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Based on the stage play A doll's house by Henrik Ibsen; it was originally published in Norwegian in 1879 under title: Et dukkehjem.
Produced as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features include: "Looking for a miracle : reflections on Ibsen's A doll house, a film by Reiner E. Moritz", a making-of documentary featuring clips of stage rehearsals and interviews with cast and crew (60 min.).
Physical Description:1 videodisc (183 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R, region 0; NTSC; Dolby digital 2.0.
Production Credits:Original puppets designed by Jane Catherine Shaw ; puppetry special effects, Basil Twist, assisted by Philippe Rodriquez-Jorda ; original music, Eve Beglarian ; piano works, Edward Grieg ; choreography, Eamonn Farrell and Eric Lieberman ; director of photography, Diane Baratier ; editor, Alexandra Strauss ; theatrical production conceived and directed by Lee Breuer ; adapted by Lee Breuer and Maude Mitchell from the translation by William Archer.