Isadora
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Vanessa Redgrave gives one of her most electrifying performances in this fascinating biography of modern dancer Isadora Duncan. Never having had any rigorous, traditional training, Duncan wowed the world with her physically free and exotic (sometimes erotic) methods of movement, ushering in a whole new era of the artform and capturing international imaginations with her colourful personality. This marvelously paced biopic goes from Duncan’s early days as an unknown, through to her prosperity, plus pointing out the times in her life when she wasn’t so popular (she was suspected of being a communist sympathizer, and a tour of Russia did not help things one bit). Her tragic death at a young age only helped to solidify her status as an icon and symbol for both the art of dance and the generation from whence she came. Not to be confused with television film made in 1966 and directed by Ken Russell that was recently rereleased with the same title.
Hakim, Paris Film, Universal Pictures
Directed by Karel Reisz
Screenplay by Melvyn Bragg, Clive Exton, additional dialogue by Margaret Drabble, based on the books Isadora Duncan An Intimate Portrait by Sewell Stokes, and My Life by Isadora Duncan
Cinematography by Larry Pizer
Produced by Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim
Music by Maurice Jarre
Production Design by Jocelyn Herbert
Costume Design by Rebecca Breed, John Briggs, Ruth Myers
Film Editing by Tom Priestley
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This entry was posted on December 17, 2013 by Bil Antoniou in 111toformat, 1968, BBBB.5, Karel Reisz and tagged Academy Award 1968, Bessie Love, Cannes 1969, Christian Duvaleix, Clive Exton, Constantine Yranski, Cynthia Harris, David Healy, France, Golden Globe 1968, Hakim, Ina De La Haye, Isadora Duncan, James Fox, Jason Robards, Jocelyn Herbert, John Brandon, John Briggs, John Fraser, John Quentin, Karel Reisz, Larry Pizer, Libby Glenn, Lucinda Chambers, Margaret Drabble, Maurice Jarre, Melvyn Bragg, Nicholas Pennell, Noel Davis, Paris Film, Raymond Hakim, Rebecca Breed, Robert Hakim, Ronnie Gilbert, Ruth Myers, Sewell Stokes, Simon Lutton Davies, Stefan Gryff, Tom Priestley, Tony Vogel, United Kingdom, Universal Pictures, Vanessa Redgrave, Vladimir Leskovar, Wallas Eaton, Zvonimir Crnko.Shortlink
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