Ett dockhem

Ett dockhem

1956 · 78 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

August Strindberg's feedback to Henrik Ibsen's "Doll's House"--a short story from the collection "Giftas" (Getting married), about female emancipation and obsolete marriages.

Directed by Anders Henrikson · Written by Kathrine Aurell

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