A Doll's House (1973) All Region DVD (Plays on Region 1,2,3,4,5,6 DVD players). Based on the novel by Henrik Ibsen.

Wow> What a performance by an star studded cast bringing Ibsen's play to life. Clare Bloom and Anthony Hopkins play thoughtfully the married couple living in a time when men controlled women and events unfold to make the wife question this I shall not forget the ending when she has self realisation while the husband does not grasp this. A film that will be played several times.

Haven't played it yet but sure it will be good.

Adore this film. So full of warmth it brings to life Ibsen's intellectual story about how women up to the Victorian era were kept like dolls on a pedestal by their strict husbands without any free will or rights to grow & be themselves. The film shows this poor housewife in particular whose life was all about her husband & her two children & their beautiful home. Her husband expects his wife to beg like a puppy & play like a baby for everything she desires, which isn't very much for she is not supposed to desire anything because she is not a person who thinks, or is allowed to think for herself for this poor woman/wife is treated nothing more than like a pretty Doll in a Dolls house. Even though she has bore her husband two siblings she is expected to remain 'childlike' towards her husband & her children'. It will open up your mind & make you think on an intellectual & social & philosophical level. A film well made I like to watch over & over. At the end you will want to slap that husband in the face for his lack of emotional skills & the way he thinks toward women - objects to be desired & to remain perfect as a doll to be played with at all times, but never allowed to think.

The cast is an absolute dream team: Claire Bloom, Anthony Hopkins, Sir Ralph Richardson, Denholm Elliot, Anna Massey and no less than Edith Evans in the small role of the nanny. What a treat.

A bit dated but good production.

Very enjoyable.

as described

The DVD is plagued by coloured patches

I was tentative purchasing a movie version of such a pristine play, but after my students' enthusiastic reactions to the film, I'm glad I made the right decision. To whet their appetites, I showed the first ten minutes of the film without any background information, mainly to garner their observations of the premise of the play. I was impressed with what they reported, and it certainly piqued their interest in reading the entire play. That's a big deal considering that many students struggle making personal connections with works of literature that are more than one hundred years old. Once we finished reading the play, we watched the rest of the film, using it as an opportunity to compare it to the play itself. 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. If you are an instructor and are teaching A Doll's House, I definitely believe that this movie is a rich resource.

I bought this tape when I was teaching Ibsen's plays in an introduction to world literature class. All of Ibsen's plays have been updated over the years, and in newer formats than VHS!, but this version is a classic. I especially liked it because it was rather true to the play, so students were able to follow along while I showed it in class.

This performance was a delight. I teach this play in a literature survey course in a small college. Viewing this film of the play greatly increases the understanding of the students whose background in theater and literature is sometimes minimal. The actors made the characters come alive particularly in the case of Hopkins and Bloom. The film helped spark questions and discussions about the position of women in the past and present.

This was a very good movie with Anthony Hopkins

Ibsen's "A Doll's House with the superb acting of Claire Bloom, Anthony Hopkins and Ralph Richardson. Hubby(Hopkins) dominating and authoritarian in his manner commands his wife lead a perfect and errorless existence. One minor transgression on her part and Hubby goes ballistic. Knowing that her live in almost servant status in the household will end with nothing changing, nothing getting better, she bolts the abode to find her identity and Daddy mind the Baby, much to his consternation. Alls well but the Wife's gone ?