Isadora
1968 · Movie · PG · 131 min · ★ 6.2 · 75% critics
This biographical drama follows a groundbreaking dancer in the 1920s whose bold performances and unconventional views on love, politics, money, and personal freedom challenged social norms. As public fascination grows, the story explores the cost of living defiantly and reshaping an art form.
Also known as The Loves of Isadora
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Details
- Years
- 1968
- Release date
- 1968-09-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (37 votes)
About
You might like this if you enjoy biopics about boundary-breaking performers and public controversy, especially if titles like Respect or Chevalier appeal to you; Not for you if you want a light, purely crowd-pleasing rise-to-fame story.
Pros: bold central figure; provocative true-life story; period fame and scandal | Cons: dated style possible; niche biopic appeal; politics may dominate
Themes
- dance
- dancer
- biography
- historical figure
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Vanessa Redgrave
as Isadora Duncan
John Fraser
as Roger
James Fox
as Gordon Craig
Jason Robards
as Paris Singer
Zvonimir Črnko
as Sergei Essenin (as Ivan Tchenko)
Vladimir Leskovar
as Bugatti (as Vladimir Leskovar)
Cynthia Harris
as Mary Desti
Bessie Love
as Mrs. Duncan
Tony Vogel
as Raymond Duncan
- LG
Libby Glenn
as Elizabeth Duncan
Directed by Karel Reisz