A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Acting
Vanessa Redgrave's full-body commitment to chaotic genius.
Costume
Those flowing Grecian robes that absolutely killed her.
Director
Karel Reisz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Duncan essentially invented modern dance by rejecting ballet's rigidity, though the film was a notorious box office bomb that killed the historical biopic for years.
US
GB
