The Wild Duck is an interesting Ibsen play. This one is all about the background story. The main villain of the piece is Werle. He once had an affair with his employee Gina. Another employee Ekdal goes to prison while Werle is acquitted. Feeling bad about it he pays off his son Hjalmar, who marries Gina, with photography lessons. Then Werle's idealistic son Gregers has this idea that if he tells the truth that everything will be for the better, only setting things in a downward spiral. Nazimova played Hedvig Gina's daughter in a production. I would have liked to see that as I'm a fan. This is one of Ibsen's better plays.
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