Torvald and Nora Helmer have been married for eight years and, on the surface at least, their marriage seems exceptionally happy; they have three children, a comfortable home and a healthy income. When Kristine Linde, an old school friend of Nora’s, a widow, penniless but independent-minded, arrives in town and calls on Nora, she gradually discovers that all is not as tranquil and well-ordered as it seems.
Set in a small city in Norway over a Christmas weekend in the Victorian era.
Based on the 1879 play by Henrik Ibsen.
A woman’s struggle to have her voice heard in a man’s world is “startlingly moving” (The Wall Street Journal) in this cinematic adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s famous play. “Superior performances” (The New York Times) by Claire Bloom and Oscar®winner Anthony Hopkins set the stage for an engrossing and remarkable drama. Nora (Bloom) will do anything to please her authoritarian husband Torvald (Hopkins). Per Torvald’s instructions, Nora focuses on such womanly disciplines as dancing and taking care of babies whilehe sees to all the affairs of money. But when a past financial mistake comes back to haunt Nora, and Torvald finds out, the result is an explosion of fury and a shocking revelation that changes the course of the entire family forever.
“As classic an interpretation as is possible within the limits of film… not only a first-rate production but also theater of amazing ferocity… this production sticks to the original time and text with fidelity” – New York Times
Starring Claire Bloom, Anthony Hopkins, Ralph Richardson, Denholm Elliott, Anna Massey.
Rated G