Nora Audiobook

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The late master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman streamlined Ibsens A Dolls House to expose the contemporary heart of the nineteenth-century masterpiece. Taut with suspense, this critically-acclaimed adaptation focuses on Nora, a young wife and mother who exploits her childlike charm to survive in a mans world. But Nora has a secret that threatens her cozy existence, and she begins a perilous journey to find her way out. Recorded before a live audience at the Doubletree Guest Suites, Santa Monica, California, in 1997. Adapted by Ingmar Bergman. Translated by Frederick J. Marker and Lise-Lone Marker. Director: Steve Albrezzi. Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg. Cast: David Dukes as Torvald, Helmer Robert Foxworth as Dr. Rank, Natalija Nogulich as Mrs. Linde, Linda Purl as Nora, John Vickery as Nils Krogstad. Radio production and music arrangements by Raymond Guarna. Foley Artist: Amy Strong. Download and start listening now! Actress Linda Purl shines as the title character leading a fine Hollywood cast in this L.A. Theatre Works 1997 live performanceThe original three-act play made quite a worldwide splash in 1879, as it suggests that women might have lives and thoughtsand even borrow moneyoutside their husbands purview. Purl absolutely nails Noras final declaration to her husband, Torvald, played by the late David Dukes. Her plea that she can no longer be treated like a toy in a dolls house is one of greatest theatrical monologues of all time. AudioFile