Isadora
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| Directed by | Karel Reisz |
| Produced by | Raymond Hakim Robert Hakim |
| Written by | Melvyn Bragg (adaptation & screenplay) Clive Exton (screenplay) Margaret Drabble (additional dialogue) Isadora Duncan (book, My Life) Sewell Stokes (book, Isadora Duncan: An Intimate Portrait |
| Starring | Vanessa Redgrave James Fox Jason Robards Ivan Tchenko John Fraser |
| Music by | Anthony Bowles (dance music) Maurice Jarre |
| Cinematography | Larry Pizer |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1968 |
| Running time | original: 168 min. (131 min.) (director's cut: 153 min.) |
| Country | UK / France |
| Language | English |
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Isadora is a 1968 biographical film which tells the story of celebrated American dancer Isadora Duncan. It stars Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox and Jason Robards.
The movie was adapted by Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Drabble and Clive Exton from the books My Life by Isadora and Isadora, an Intimate Portrait by Sewell Stokes. It was directed by Karel Reisz.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Vanessa Redgrave). The film was also nominated to the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the Cannes Film Festival and Redgrave won Best Actress (she had already won two years before for Morgan!).
[edit] External links
- Isadora at the Internet Movie Database
- Isadora at Allmovie
- Isadora at Rotten Tomatoes
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