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The Doll (1962) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1962 · 95 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Jacques Baratier
- Starring
- Daniel Emilfork, László Szabó, Sacha Pitoëff, Claudio Gora, Jean Rouch, François-Régis Bastide
A surreal, avant‑garde political satire set in a fictional South American nation, where a sudden power swap sees the dictator replaced by a look‑alike revolutionary, while his wife is substituted with an uncanny robot replica. The film uses absurdity and dark humor to lampoon authoritarian rule and question authenticity.
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