Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House must have seemed timely in 1973, as two film versions appeared almost simultaneously. Patrick Garland's adaptation starring Claire Bloom (who'd played Nora Helmer on Broadway) received a theatrical release, while Joseph Losey's take featuring Jane Fonda was relegated to television. Neither is an ideal adaptation: Garland's film is faithful but stiff, while Losey's makes significant, often questionable changes to the play. Heiress Nora (Jane Fonda) marries banker Torvald Helmer (David Warner) in rural Norway, raising a family in seeming ...