Copellia

[David Morris]

Watching the movie Tetro, a scene from the ballet Copellia, the broken
doll, is portrayed. I'd never heard anyone mention the ballet in V. In
light of Copellia, which seems so obvious to be its reference.

 http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copp%C3%A9lia

*Coppélia* concerns an inventor, Dr Coppelius, who has made a life-size
dancing doll <http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doll>. It is so lifelike that
Franz, a village swain, becomes infatuated with it and sets aside his true
heart's desire, Swanhilde. She shows him his folly by dressing as the doll,
pretending to make it come to life and ultimately saving him from an
untimely end at the hands of the inventor.
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