Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1984
Original Language:English
Doll House (1984)
DirectorBarbara Hammer
3 minJan 1st, 1984
Plot
Rapid montage shows a plethora of objects all arranged in or with reference to the central prop of a dollhouse We see whimsical references to domesticity kitchen implements clothing shoes the housing situation want ads feminist film Annette Kuhns book Womens Pictures relationships claustrophobia The final shots show the dollhouse outside up in the branches of a tree by the effort of cinema the dollhouse has become a treehouse This thematic movement mirrors the movement of Barbara Hammers films in the last few years from preoccupation with insidethe body to a claiming of outsidethe landscape Claudia Gorbman Jump Cut
