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Isadora

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

Director

Karel Reisz

Year

Genre

biography, drama, music

Box Office

N/A

Production

Universal Pictures,Hakim,Paris Film Production

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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Isadora

Vanessa Redgrave

Roger

Craig

Singer

Essenin

Bugatti

Mary

Mrs. Duncan

Raymond Duncan

Elizabeth Duncan

Miss Chase

Archer

Bedford

Nicholas Pennell

Pim

Armand

Christian Duvaleix

Chicago Theatre Manager

Deirdre

Lucinda Chambers

Patrick

Simon Lutton Davies

Doctor

Russian Teacher

Russian Companion

Constantine Yranski

Russian Party Interpreter

Gospel Billy

Dancer

Elizabeth McCullogh

(unknown)

New York Reporter

Party Guest

Dance Pupil

Stephanie Connell

Raucous Woman

Margaret Courtenay

Bolshevik

Anthony Gardner

Tour Manager

Bolshevik

George Holdcroft

Colonel's Wife

Extra

Bohemian

American Cop

Terence Mountain

Dancer in Nightclub

New York Reporter

Alicia

Izabella Telezynska

Mr. Stirling

Hearty Husband

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Isadora Duncan Isadora Raymond Duncan

I, Isadora Duncan, - Isadora

I, Isadora Duncan,

To seal this vow, I hereby solemnly burn - Isadora

To seal this vow, I hereby solemnly burn

Come on, come on, get some pep in it. - Isadora

Come on, come on, get some pep in it.

Okay, okay, that's enough! - Isadora

Okay, okay, that's enough!

Let's go... come on, come on, come on! - Isadora

Let's go... come on, come on, come on!

I want $20 a night for three weeks,
that's $300. - Isadora

I want $20 a night for three weeks, that's $300.

Listen, honey, I've got a great idea. - Isadora

Listen, honey, I've got a great idea.

No I'm speaking of my destiny - Isadora

No I'm speaking of my destiny

I still have nice arms, don't I? - Isadora

I still have nice arms, don't I?

Bravo! - Isadora

Mary! Mary! - Isadora

Didn't I tell you not to worry? - Isadora

Didn't I tell you not to worry?

"Unknown to each other," - Isadora

"Unknown to each other,"

Yes. - Isadora

No don't step in it You're spoiling my moonlight - Isadora

No don't step in it You're spoiling my moonlight

Oh, Ted, can one die of love? - Isadora

Oh, Ted, can one die of love?

We can go to Paris tomorrow Tomorrow is a hypothesis - Isadora

We can go to Paris tomorrow Tomorrow is a hypothesis

Oh he's not staying He just dropped in on his way - Isadora

Oh he's not staying He just dropped in on his way

You're rich aren't you - Isadora

You're rich aren't you

Oh, topsy, if it's a girl - Isadora

Oh, topsy, if it's a girl

That will make you feel better. - Isadora

That will make you feel better.

Oh, Mother, don't cry I need you. - Isadora

Oh, Mother, don't cry I need you.

Oh, give her to me,
give her to me, give her to me. - Isadora

Oh, give her to me, give her to me, give her to me.

I did it! - Isadora

- How do you like it?
- It's very good. - Isadora

- How do you like it? - It's very good.

Is... is this for my beauty and talent
or is it payment in advance? - Isadora

Is... is this for my beauty and talent or is it payment in a...

This is how you spend all of your money,
buying diamonds for ladies? - Isadora

This is how you spend all of your money, buying diamonds for...

Singer, Paris Singer? - Isadora

Singer, Paris Singer?

Who's that beautiful woman
who keeps staring at you? - Isadora

Who's that beautiful woman who keeps staring at you?

Bonsoir. - Isadora

I think you're going
to have a pretty visitor. - Isadora

I think you're going to have a pretty visitor.

- Madam is leaving.
- Yes, monsieur, come on. - Isadora

- Madam is leaving. - Yes, monsieur, come on.

I apologize for that, Ms. Duncan. - Isadora

I apologize for that, Ms. Duncan.

You do that every morning? - Isadora

You do that every morning?

Now we do that again,
arms up and goes down. - Isadora

Now we do that again, arms up and goes down.

There is enough for everybody. - Isadora

There is enough for everybody.

You'll never understand
what I'm trying to do here. - Isadora

You'll never understand what I'm trying to do here...

Mommy, mommy, Daphne's broke her leg,
come and see! - Isadora

Mommy, mommy, Daphne's broke her leg, come and see!

You're a very hard woman,
you know that, Isadora? - Isadora

You're a very hard woman, you know that, Isadora?

Coward! - Isadora

Why do you not let me see you, Isadora? - Isadora

Why do you not let me see you, Isadora?

Isadora, I only came because of you. - Isadora

Isadora, I only came because of you.

We're sea lions. - Isadora

We're sea lions.

I've never seen you before,
you're beautiful. - Isadora

I've never seen you before, you're beautiful.

My frog, my little frog. - Isadora

My frog, my little frog.

Oh, what a mess, what a horrible mess. - Isadora

Oh, what a mess, what a horrible mess.

I got The Reaper. - Isadora

I got The Reaper.

"For months before I had premonitions." - Isadora

"For months before I had premonitions."

I had not seen Singer for four months - Isadora

I had not seen Singer for four months

How often since, as in a nightmare, have I
heard the warning voice against our going. - Isadora

How often since, as in a nightmare, have I heard the warning...

Singer wanted to speak to me alone
and we sent the children off - Isadora

Singer wanted to speak to me alone and we sent the children ...

Then I kissed them. - Isadora

Then I kissed them.

I kissed the glass in the spot
where their lips come toward me. - Isadora

I kissed the glass in the spot where their lips come toward ...

There are some sorrows that kill. - Isadora

There are some sorrows that kill.

That tragedy but to end all hope
of a natural, joyous life for me. - Isadora

That tragedy but to end all hope of a natural, joyous life f...

And so I said goodbye to the old world - Isadora

And so I said goodbye to the old world

I came to Russia with great hopes. - Isadora

I came to Russia with great hopes.

They came to me for food and shelter. - Isadora

They came to me for food and shelter.

I became fiercely determined
that these children - Isadora

I became fiercely determined that these children

The government could give me
no material help beyond the building, - Isadora

The government could give me no material help beyond the bui...

Here, in one large room, in a freezing
palace stripped of hot water pipes, - Isadora

Here, in one large room, in a freezing palace stripped of ho...

Isadora! - Isadora

Isadora! - Isadora

He speaks about countryside
where he was born. - Isadora

He speaks about countryside where he was born.

He says he's a lot like you,
he cannot go back. - Isadora

He says he's a lot like you, he cannot go back.

He has descenced to create
this poem to you, Madam. - Isadora

He has descenced to create this poem to you, Madam.

I never knew a poet
could be as beautiful as his words. - Isadora

I never knew a poet could be as beautiful as his words.

What's he say? - Isadora

All right, now, this is a book. - Isadora

All right, now, this is a book.

Is this pencil blue? - Isadora

Is this pencil blue?

Good, good, write it down. - Isadora

Good, good, write it down.

Good, good, write it down, write it down. - Isadora

Good, good, write it down, write it down.

- We... - We...
- make... - make... - Isadora

- We... - We... - make... - make...

All right, all right. - Isadora

All right, all right.

Sergei, please, no! - Isadora

Sergei, please, no!

Yes, dear. - Isadora

I'm gonna come for you reds,
I'm warning you already. - Isadora

I'm gonna come for you reds, I'm warning you alrea...

Come on, move it! - Isadora

Come on, move it!

I say send them back to Russia - Isadora

I say send them back to Russia

We were wild once - Isadora

We were wild once

L'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour. - Isadora

L'amour, l'amour, l'amour, l'amour.

Here I go, singing low. - Isadora

Here I go, singing low.

Bluebird, bluebird, calling me far away. - Isadora

Bluebird, bluebird, calling me far away.

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

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Director: Karel Reisz

Writer: Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Drabble, Isadora Duncan

Production: Universal Pictures,Hakim,Paris Film Production

Genre: biography, drama, music

Year: 1968

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 Jun 1969

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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