novel "Love of Seven Dolls"

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The novel "Love of Seven Dolls" is a mid-20th-century work by Paul Gallico about a lonely young woman who finds love, identity, and emotional refuge through her relationship with a troubled puppeteer and his seemingly magical puppet troupe.

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instanceOf novel
adaptationType film
stage musical
adaptedInto Carnival! NERFINISHED
Lili NERFINISHED
author Paul Gallico NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
features seemingly magical puppets
traveling puppet show
filmAdaptationDirector Charles Walters NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationLeadActor Leslie Caron NERFINISHED
Mel Ferrer NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1953
filmAdaptationTitle Lili NERFINISHED
genre drama
psychological fiction
romantic fiction
hasElement dark psychological undertones
fairy-tale atmosphere
hasPuppeteerCharacter Capitaine Coq NERFINISHED
hasTheme abuse and trauma
emotional refuge
escape from loneliness
healing through relationships
identity
love
power of imagination
self-worth
language English
literaryMovement popular fiction
mainCharacter Ali NERFINISHED
Capitaine Coq NERFINISHED
Carrot Top NERFINISHED
Golo NERFINISHED
Mademoiselle Camille NERFINISHED
Monsieur Nicholas NERFINISHED
Mouche NERFINISHED
musicalAdaptationPremiereLocation Broadway NERFINISHED
musicalAdaptationTitle Carnival! NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus relationship between a lonely young woman and a troubled puppeteer
period mid-20th century
protagonistCharacteristic emotionally vulnerable
lonely
puppeteerCharacteristic abusive
emotionally conflicted
troubled
setting France NERFINISHED

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Lili basedOn novel "Love of Seven Dolls"