A Doll's House, Christopher Plummer & Julie Harris (ending)

I created a playlist of the whole play (12 videos) here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=702378C6D28E4496

Act III, Scene IV:
The last scene.

Live TV Drama originally telecast November 15, 1959, on NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame.

TV adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House" (Et Dukkehjem, 1879) directed by George Schaefer.

Dramatis personae:

Nora Helmer (Julie Harris)
Torvald Helmer (Christopher Plummer)

Christine Linde (Eileen Heckart)
Dr. Rank (Jason Robards)
Nils Krogstad (Hume Cronyn)

The Children: Ivar, Bobby and Emmy
Anne Marie, children's nanny
Helene, the maid

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[nswick1]

read the play

[dglekjofg]

Plays are conceived to be performed. :)

[erica94a]

I read this play and wrote an essay for finals in the fall of 02. This story opened my eyes to the effects of conformity. The defining moments do persuade one to see the truth. To think that Ibsen wrote this play in the late 19th century, introducing concepts which caused much controversy about the role of women in society.

[dglekjofg]

Opening our eyes to the effects of conformity is the essence of theatre. And opening our hearts to the effects of emotion, as well. :)

[kieghacat]

she's crazy. who would leave christohpher plummer? he's so beautiful!

[Donald6193]

I have to memorize Torvald's lines for Drama by tomorrow. Ugh.

[mbrboc]

Superb acting. After bringing three children into the world, she is the one who looks like a jack ass for leaving them behind after 8 years of dancing and manipulating her husband. What a nutter!

[dychansavan]

im still reading the play... dang this part is sad

[railroaded1000]

@dglekjofg Yes, thanks for posting A Doll's House. Btw, there are three different BBC TV versions of Hedda Gabler on YouTube....

[123mercedess]

I understand that she wanted to be free but she is a mother first then a wife second..

She was just selfish

[scottski02]

@bruceagogox I didn't mean that Nora is the same as Medea, but just like Jason and Medea, I didn't feel sympathy for either Nora or Torvald. Both of them act selfishly, and because of that, their children will suffer, just like Medea's children, who are caught in the crossfire of their parents' hatred.

[bruceagogox]

@scottski02 In Medea, Medea MURDERS her own children to get revenge, and spends a lot of time plotting and executing revenge for her scorn.

Nora simply wants to be treated as a human being and not a doll, to be an equal to her husband and so she leaves to find herself. Men have done it too, and still do.

[Garrus2011]

man please tell me from where can i download the video? i need it for my school project please reply

[scottski02]

Wow, no religious arguments even though religion was brought up? Strange.

Anyway, I found this play to be a lot like the Greek tragedy Madea, in the sense that I felt no sympathy for any of the main characters, only the minor ones. When Nora walks out I immediately thought of the children, and how this will affect them for the worse. What will the children grow up to be like, living in a home where their mother abandoned them, their family torn apart from the selfishness of their parents?

[plummerfan80]

Who wouldn't fall in love with Torvald as played by the lovely Christopher Plummer she really annoys me gives women a bad name, its a great play though, someone said CP was wooden, they must have seen a different play to me