The Oscar winner takes on a bare-bones modernization of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play, to mixed results.

What gives art meaning, outside the framework of time?

But then the frightening sum Nora has borrowed is specified as….[Dr.

A Doll’s House with Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain in ‘A Doll’s House’ on Broadway.Courtesy of A Doll’s House

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So where exactly are we supposed to be, chronologically?

By then, the little bird has found her wings and flown.

A Doll’s House with Jessica Chastain

Arian Moayed and Jessica Chastain in ‘A Doll’s House’.Courtesy of A Doll’s House