Marie, the Doll
Drama
Marie, who was orphaned as a young girl, has a case of arrested development that makes her act younger than her age. One day she stops to look in a store window displaying various ornate dolls. Claude, the affluent, eccentric store owner, sees her and becomes infatuated which leads to her and him meeting and deciding to go and take a look at Claude personal doll collection at his house. Marie, unaware of Claude's bizarre obsession with dolls, decides to marry him.
VIBE
A hauntingly delicate film that explores the unsettling intersection of innocence and obsession. It feels like a fragile, beautiful dollhouse where shadows lurk just beyond the gilded edges, creating a palpable sense of unease.
unsettlingmelancholiceerievulnerableslow-burnarthouse dramaperiod piecepsychological thrillerinnocenceobsessionexploitationnaivete
