The Doll Lady is a 1996 documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 by Quebec film director and producer Denys Desjardins

Denys Desjardins

Denys Desjardins , is a film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and teacher for more than fifteen years. After completing studies in literature, film and communications, he directed several acclaimed films.-Career:...

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Plot

Offering a candid glimpse into her reality, a tailored universe she shares with over 400 dolls displayed in her two-story cottage, to know Mrs. Boudreault is to know her dolls. Her “children” give her free rein to dream and explore her fantasies, a gift some of her entourage likens to a folly. Unwilling to abandon a world that brings her joy in her last days, the key to Mrs. Boudreault’s own history lays in the lives of her dolls.

Award

• Awarded Best Quebec Short 1996 by AQCC-Telefilm Canada.