Isadora (Original title)The Loves of Isadora (Alternative title)
Date: 1968 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Karel Reisz
Synopsis: On the life of the American dancer Isadora Duncan.
Genre: Biopic
Subject: Duncan, Isadora (1878-1927)
Releases
Date: 1968Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 138 mins Length: 12420 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: ‘They wanted a bigger, more ambitious film’: Film Finances and the American ‘runaways’ that ran awayAuthor: Chapman, LlewellaArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Draws on material held at the Film Finances Archive to explore the impact of American finance on British film production in the 1960s using case studies of 'Tom Jones' (1963) and 'Isadora' (1968). Suggests that the combination of artistic freedom and American money led to the directors Tony Richardson and Karel Reisz failing to complete the projects within budget and schedule. Also explores the wider relationship between Film Finances, a company providing completion guarantees, and the American production companies United Artists and Universal Pictures.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v295 n9 15 Dec 1986 Page: 26
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v295 n9 15 Dec 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that the ful length version of the film (178 mins) is to be shown for the first time on American television.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n454 November 1971 Page: 230
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n454 November 1971: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Corrections.
In: Positif n115 April 1970 Pages: 39-49
Title: [Positif - n115 April 1970: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Review of the film and interview with the director.
In: Today's Cinema n9645 7 Mar 1969 Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9645 7 Mar 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Films in Review v20 n6 Jun/Jul 1969 Page: 370
Title: [Films in Review - v20 n6 Jun/Jul 1969: no known title]Language: English
Description: Notes on the music of the film.
In: Sight and Sound v38 n2 Spring 1969 Page: Spring 94
Title: [Sight and Sound - v38 n2 Spring 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v15 n8 May 1969 Pages: 52-54
Title: [Films and Filming - v15 n8 May 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3204 8 Mar 1969 Page: 14
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3204 8 Mar 1969: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on Vanessa Redgrave by Sewell Stokes.
In: Kine Weekly n3204 8 Mar 1969 Page: 29
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3204 8 Mar 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v36 n423 April 1969 Page: 71
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v36 n423 April 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema v4 n2 Summer 1968 Page: 53/4
Title: [Cinema - v4 n2 Summer 1968: no known title]Language: English
Description: Inerview with Karel Reisz.
In: Variety 25 Dec 1968 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 25 Dec 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinémonde n1766 26 Nov 1968 Page: 26
Title: [Cinémonde - n1766 26 Nov 1968: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Article on Vanessa Redgrave.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v204 n1 19 Dec 1968 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v204 n1 19 Dec 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9420 13 Sep 1967 Page: 5
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9420 13 Sep 1967: no known title]Language: English
Description: On filming.
In: The Daily Cinema n9414 30 Aug 1967 Page: 10
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9414 30 Aug 1967: no known title]Language: English
Description: On filming.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v198 n14 3 Nov 1967 Page: 10
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v198 n14 3 Nov 1967: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Film materials(4)
Description: BFI identifier: C-1226384
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: BFI identifier: C-1226385
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 4905 FeetBFI identifier: C-811777
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 11177 FeetBFI identifier: C-914872
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1968 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Karel Reisz
Synopsis: On the life of the American dancer Isadora Duncan.
Genre: Biopic
Subject: Duncan, Isadora (1878-1927)
Releases
Date: 1968Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 138 mins Length: 12420 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(30)
Production Company: Universal Pictures Limited, Producer: Robert Hakim, Producer: Raymond Hakim, Production Manager: Eric Rattray, Yugoslav production manager: Henri Baum, Production Supervisor: Roy Parkinson, Assistant Director: Claude Watson, Assistant Director: Grania O'Shannon, [Assistant Director]: Adrian Hughes, Screenplay: Melvyn Bragg, Screenplay: Clive Exton, Adaptation: Melvyn Bragg, Additional dialogue: Margaret Drabble, Original book: Isadora Duncan, Sewell Stokes, Director of Photography: Larry Pizer, Editor: Tom Priestley, Production Designer: Jocelyn Herbert, Art Director: Michael Seymour, Art Director: Ralph Brinton, Costumes: John Briggs, Costumes: Jackie Breed, Title Design: Barney Wan, Music: Maurice Jarre, Classical music arranged: Anthony Bowles, Choreography: Litz Pisk, Sound: Ken Ritchie, Sound: Maurice Askew, Consultant: Historical Research Unit
Cast
(25)
Vanessa Redgrave (Isadora Duncan), James Fox (Gordon Craig), Jason Robards (Paris Singer), Ivan Tchenko (Sergei Essenin), John Fraser (Roger), Bessie Love (Mrs. Duncan), Cynthia Harris (Mary Desti), Libby Glenn (Elizabeth Duncan), Tony Vogel (Raymond Duncan), Wallas Eaton (Archer), John Quentin (Pim), Nicholas Pennell (Bedford), Ronnie Gilbert (Miss Chase), Christian Duvaleix (Armand), Margaret Courtenay (Raucous Woman), Arthur White (Hearty Husband), Iza Teller (Alicia), Vladimir Leskovar (Bugatti), John Warner (Mr. Stirling), Ina De La Haye (Russian Teacher), John Brandon (Gospel Billy), Lucinda Chambers (Deirdre), Simon Lutton Davies (Patrick), Alan Gifford (Isadora's Tour Manager), Robert Ayres ([])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(18)
In: Journal of British cinema and television v18 n2 2021 Pages: 176-197Title: ‘They wanted a bigger, more ambitious film’: Film Finances and the American ‘runaways’ that ran awayAuthor: Chapman, LlewellaArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Draws on material held at the Film Finances Archive to explore the impact of American finance on British film production in the 1960s using case studies of 'Tom Jones' (1963) and 'Isadora' (1968). Suggests that the combination of artistic freedom and American money led to the directors Tony Richardson and Karel Reisz failing to complete the projects within budget and schedule. Also explores the wider relationship between Film Finances, a company providing completion guarantees, and the American production companies United Artists and Universal Pictures.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v295 n9 15 Dec 1986 Page: 26
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v295 n9 15 Dec 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that the ful length version of the film (178 mins) is to be shown for the first time on American television.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v38 n454 November 1971 Page: 230
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v38 n454 November 1971: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Corrections.
In: Positif n115 April 1970 Pages: 39-49
Title: [Positif - n115 April 1970: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Review of the film and interview with the director.
In: Today's Cinema n9645 7 Mar 1969 Page: 8
Title: [Today's Cinema - n9645 7 Mar 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Films in Review v20 n6 Jun/Jul 1969 Page: 370
Title: [Films in Review - v20 n6 Jun/Jul 1969: no known title]Language: English
Description: Notes on the music of the film.
In: Sight and Sound v38 n2 Spring 1969 Page: Spring 94
Title: [Sight and Sound - v38 n2 Spring 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Films and Filming v15 n8 May 1969 Pages: 52-54
Title: [Films and Filming - v15 n8 May 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n3204 8 Mar 1969 Page: 14
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3204 8 Mar 1969: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article on Vanessa Redgrave by Sewell Stokes.
In: Kine Weekly n3204 8 Mar 1969 Page: 29
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3204 8 Mar 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v36 n423 April 1969 Page: 71
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v36 n423 April 1969: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinema v4 n2 Summer 1968 Page: 53/4
Title: [Cinema - v4 n2 Summer 1968: no known title]Language: English
Description: Inerview with Karel Reisz.
In: Variety 25 Dec 1968 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 25 Dec 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinémonde n1766 26 Nov 1968 Page: 26
Title: [Cinémonde - n1766 26 Nov 1968: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Article on Vanessa Redgrave.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v204 n1 19 Dec 1968 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v204 n1 19 Dec 1968: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n9420 13 Sep 1967 Page: 5
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9420 13 Sep 1967: no known title]Language: English
Description: On filming.
In: The Daily Cinema n9414 30 Aug 1967 Page: 10
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9414 30 Aug 1967: no known title]Language: English
Description: On filming.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v198 n14 3 Nov 1967 Page: 10
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v198 n14 3 Nov 1967: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Film materials(4)
Description: BFI identifier: C-1226384
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: BFI identifier: C-1226385
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 4905 FeetBFI identifier: C-811777
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 11177 FeetBFI identifier: C-914872
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film