The Dollmaker (1984)
- Directed by
- Daniel Petrie
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Kentucky woman moves her family to Detroit during World War II. She struggles to adapt to city life and factory work while holding onto her craft of carving wooden dolls.
emotionalharrowingslow-pacedearnestgrittysombercharacter-drivenrestrained
What happens
The Dollmaker is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Jane Fonda and based on the 1954 novel written by Harriette Arnow. It was originally broadcast on ABC on May 13, 1984. Fonda was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Director Daniel Petrie won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials. Filming took place on location at an abandoned steel mill in Chicago, Illinois for scenes set in Detroit and in the Cades Cove area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee for scenes set in Appalachia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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