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An innovator of modern dance.
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"What did the European ask when he was trying to get out of the castle?"
"IZ-A PORTAL-A?"
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"Don't get in the car with a scarf."
I thought it was a motorcycle (?).
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I think Vanessa was a bit more alluring than the original:
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I actually have a souvenir program for this film, apparently a roadshow in Europe.
The video release restored a number of scenes cut for the U.S. version.
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I actually have a souvenir program for this film, apparently a roadshow in Europe.
As a matter of fact, its initial showing in the U.S. was as a roadshow as well.
In order to qualify for the 1968 Academy awards, the studio opened the film in Los Angeles on 18 December 1968. Although its star was nominated for Best Actress, the picture did not receive any other nominations.
That initial Los Angeles run was as a 177-minute reserved seat attraction. But the picture received a sharply negative review from the Los Angeles Times, as well as near unanimous comments on its overlength, and failed to live up to boxoffice expectations. As a result, the film was cut twice—first by 20 minutes to 157 minutes, then by an additional 26 minutes to 131 minutes. It also underwent a title change in its advertising (although retaining the original title on the screen credits). Finally, it was shifted to a general release, non-roadshow policy, first in Los Angeles and then for all subsequent release dates around the country. The film opened in New York on 27 April 1969 (the New York Times review indicated that the film ran 128 minutes).
Various other running times have been reported for the film. Leonard Maltin’s book claims that the film’s original running time was 168 minutes. When it opened in London on 4 March 1969, it reportedly ran 138 minutes. The film was copyrighted at a length of 136 minutes. And reportedly, in 1987, the director prepared a special cut of the film for television showings, running at a length of 153 minutes. Supposedly this version was televised by the Bravo cable channel, with some minor editing of nudity. Although the IMDB claims that this also was the only version released on video, a check of the stated running times of various versions available on Amazon suggests otherwise:
British PAL VHS (MCA Universal) – 153 minutes
French Region 2 DVD – 144 minutes
British Region 2 DVD (Odeon Entertainment, 2011) - 134 minutes
U.S. VHS (Universal, 1992) - 131 minutes
Korean DVD – 131 minutes
By my count, that's ten different reported running times for the film.
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An innovator of modern dance.
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I actually have a souvenir program for this film, apparently a roadshow in Europe.
As a matter of fact, its initial showing in the U.S. was as a roadshow as well.
In order to qualify for the 1968 Academy awards, the studio opened the film in Los Angeles on 18 December 1968. Although its star was nominated for Best Actress, the picture did not receive any other nominations.
That initial Los Angeles run was as a 177-minute reserved seat attraction. But the picture received a sharply negative review from the Los Angeles Times, as well as near unanimous comments on its overlength, and failed to live up to boxoffice expectations. As a result, the film was cut twice—first by 20 minutes to 157 minutes, then by an additional 26 minutes to 131 minutes. It also underwent a title change in its advertising (although retaining the original title on the screen credits). Finally, it was shifted to a general release, non-roadshow policy, first in Los Angeles and then for all subsequent release dates around the country. The film opened in New York on 27 April 1969 (the New York Times review indicated that the film ran 128 minutes).
Various other running times have been reported for the film. Leonard Maltin’s book claims that the film’s original running time was 168 minutes. When it opened in London on 4 March 1969, it reportedly ran 138 minutes. The film was copyrighted at a length of 136 minutes. And reportedly, in 1987, the director prepared a special cut of the film for television showings, running at a length of 153 minutes. Supposedly this version was televised by the Bravo cable channel, with some minor editing of nudity. Although the IMDB claims that this also was the only version released on video, a check of the stated running times of various versions available on Amazon suggests otherwise:
British PAL VHS (MCA Universal) – 153 minutes
French Region 2 DVD – 144 minutes
British Region 2 DVD (Odeon Entertainment, 2011) - 134 minutes
U.S. VHS (Universal, 1992) - 131 minutes
Korean DVD – 131 minutes
By my count, that's ten different reported running times for the film.
thanks Bob for all the info
in theaters I only saw the cut version -- LOVES OF ISADORA- I loved Redgrave's performance
But it wasn't until I saw the VHS release that I released what a great film it almost was -- the original - at least what I found on the US VHS directors cut of 153 minutes is MUCH better - the entire narrative structure has been severely compromised by all the major cuts ...
I dont know why the British version is only 134 m -- it is being released in May at 140 minutes -- still 20 plus minutes shorter than the Directors version. And Karel Reisz died in 2002.
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