"The Night I Became a Doll" is a nine-minute film, which deals with a violent power play between a mother and daughter. The maternal bond, a recurring subject in Anderson’s work – is explored here in a troubling mise-en-scene: The mother is only capable of taking care of a doll so the daughter doesn’t eat, speak or move for weeks and becomes a doll.
The film explores the theme of maternal rejection as Anderson continues her probing into the psychological complexity of the family unit.
“Family is the perfect form of a political organisation. An original form where I can experiment many aspects of relationships and cultural traditions where power is the central point.”
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