    isadora (also known as the loves of isadora) is a 1968 biographical film which tells the story of celebrated american dancer isadora duncan. it stars vanessa redgrave, james fox, and jason robards. the film was adapted by melvyn bragg, margaret drabble, and clive exton from the books my life by isadora and isadora, an intimate portrait by sewell stokes. it was directed by karel reisz. it was nominated for the academy award for best actress (vanessa redgrave). the film was also nominated for the palme d'or (golden palm) at the 1969 cannes film festival, where redgrave won best actress. ==plot== in 1927, isadora duncan has become a legend as the innovator of modern dance, a temperamental bohemian, and an outspoken advocate of free love. now past 40, she lives in poverty in a small hotel on the french riviera with her companion mary desti and her secretary roger, to whom she is dictating her memoirs. as a young girl in california, isadora first demonstrates her disdain for accepted social standards by burning her parents' marriage certificate and pledging her dedication to the pursuit of art and beauty. in 1896, she performs under the name of peppy dora in a rowdy music hall in chicago and publicly embarrasses the theatre manager into paying her $300 so that she can take her family to england
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