Isadora (1968) on Netflix
M/PG19682h 11mBiographyDramaMusic
Past 40 and short of money, Isadora Duncan dictates her memoirs in a Riviera hotel. In Chicago in 1896 she dances as Peppy Dora, modeling her free-form style on Greek classicism.
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Plot summary
In 1927 Isadora Duncan is past 40 and short of money, dictating her memoirs in a Riviera hotel where her companion Mary and her secretary Roger keep her company. As a girl in California she burned her parents' marriage certificate and gave herself to art and beauty. In 1896 she dances in a Chicago music hall as Peppy Dora, and talks the manager into paying her enough to take her family to England. Her free-form dancing, modeled on Greek classicism, wins her fame in Europe.
Cast
- Libby Glennas Elizabeth Duncan
- Ronnie Gilbertas Miss Chase
- Wallas Eatonas Archer
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Isadora (1968)
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- The original 177-minute version of Isadora premiered at Loew's Hollywood in Los Angeles on 18 December 1968, but after critics complained about its length and pacing, 20 minutes were cut and the film closed at that theater on 6 February 1969.
- Vanessa Redgrave won the Best Actress Prize at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival for playing Isadora Duncan, and the film was in the festival's main competition.
- The cover of the North American pressings of the soundtrack features a photo of Vanessa Redgrave by Victor Skrebneski, taken during the production of the movie Camelot.
