Isadora
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Isadora

The Life and Many Loves of the Most Exciting Woman of Our Time

6.2 / 10 1968 2h 11mPG English
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Storyline

A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.

Cast & Crew

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Isadora Duncan

Lead
John Fraser

John Fraser

Roger

James Fox

James Fox

Gordon Craig

Jason Robards

Jason Robards

Paris Singer

Zvonimir Črnko

Zvonimir Črnko

Sergei Essenin (as Ivan Tchenko)

Vladimir Leskovar

Vladimir Leskovar

Bugatti (as Vladimir Leskovar)

Cynthia Harris

Cynthia Harris

Mary Desti

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Mrs. Duncan

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Karel Reisz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Isadora is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker