Nora, now: A Doll's House film for the modern world — guardian.co.uk

Earlier this year, I directed a production of Ibsen's A Doll's House for the Young Vic in London, starring Hattie Morahan in the role of Nora. Nora is a woman conditioned and formed by the patriarchal society of 1870s Norway, in which her main roles are to look beautiful, keep a comfortable home and satisfy the needs of her husband. But she has a dark, beating heart, and the play charts her attempts to understand and articulate her own desires and needs. The final, heartbreaking scene sees her leaving her husband and three children. Nora's slamming of the door to their apartment marks a pivotal moment in drama.

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