Isadora (The Loves of Isadora) (1968)
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Vanessa Redgrave stars in this film biography of the free-spirited modern interpretive dancer Isadora Duncan. Trained in classical dance, Duncan shattered the traditional conformities in her art and her personal life. The film begins at the end of her life as she recalls the past while dictating her… More Vanessa Redgrave stars in this film biography of the free-spirited modern interpretive dancer Isadora Duncan. Trained in classical dance, Duncan shattered the traditional conformities in her art and her personal life. The film begins at the end of her life as she recalls the past while dictating her memoirs to her male secretary. Her uninhibited sexuality and insistence on personal freedom and expression shocked more conservative and narrow-minded patrons and audiences. She brought in elements of classic Greek dance during the height of the jazz age and had children in and out of wedlock. Married to sewing-machine heir Paris Singer (Jason Robards) and the Russian poet Sergei Essenin (Ivan Tchenko), her life was a rollercoaster ride of success and tragic failures. Two of her children drowned when her chauffeur left the car unattended and the vehicle plunged into a river. Duncan lived by her own rules, often shunned by the very people who had so passionately embraced her pioneering efforts in dance, women's liberation and free thinking. Redgrave was nominated for an Oscar for her performance. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Karel Reisz
- Written By
- Melvyn Bragg, Clive Exton, Margaret Drabble
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 27, 1969 Limited
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
A splendid Vanessa Redgrave performance in a sometimes brilliant movie.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A poignant and powerful film vividly conveying the whirlwind existence of this free spirit who was a true original
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Cast
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Vanessa Redgrave
as Isadora Duncan
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John Fraser
as Roger
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James Fox
as Gordon Craig
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Jason Robards
as Paris Singer
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Ivan Tchenko
as Sergei Essenin
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Bessie Love
as Mrs. Duncan
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Cynthia Harris
as Mary Desti
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Libby Glenn
as Elizabeth Duncan
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Tony Vogel
as Raymond Duncan
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John Quentin
as Pim
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Nicholas Pennell
as Bedford
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Ronnie Gilbert
as Miss Chase
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Christian Duvallex
as Armand
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John Brandon
as Gospel Billy
- Robert Ayres
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Margaret Courtenay
as Raucous Woman
- Arnold Diamond
- Mark Dignam
- Hal Galili
- Anthony Gardner
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Alan Gifford
as Tour Manager
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David Healy
as Chicago Theater Manager
- Richard Marner
- Lucy Saroyan
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John Warner
as Mr. Sterling
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Arthur White
as Hearty Husband
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Ina DeLa Haye
as Russian Teacher
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Wallace Eaton
as Archer
- Zvonimir Crnko
