The Dollmaker

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The Dollmaker ★★½ 1984

Excellent adaptation of Harriette Arnow's novel. A strong-willed Kentucky mother of five helps move her family to Detroit in the 1940s. Petrie's direction moves the story along and creates a lovely period vision. 140m/C VHS . Jane Fonda, Levon Helm, Geraldine Page, Amanda Plummer, Susan Kingsley; D: Daniel Petrie. TV

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