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ISADORA'S CHILDREN (LES ENFANTS D'ISADORA)
DISTR PORTUGAL
Local title : LES ENFANTS D'ISADORA
 
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Completed - FRENCH - Drama - 80 minutes

Log Line

Following the death of her two children, legendary dancer, Isadora Duncan, created a farewell solo entitled
"Mother". A century later, four women encounter the heartrending dance.

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Damien MANIVEL
Cast : Agathe BONITZER , Manon CARPENTIER, Marika RIZZY, Elsa WOLLIASTON

Producer(s) : Martin BERTIER (MLD Films), Damien MANIVEL (MLD Films)

Synopsis

Following the death of her two children in April 1913, the legendary dancer, Isadora Duncan, created a solo
entitled "Mother" in which, in a moment of extreme tenderness, a mother cradles her child one last time
before letting him go.
In contemporary France, four women encounter the dance piece "Mother" a dancer who tries to interpret the solo is deeply touched; a choreographer prepares an adaptation of the piece to be danced by a down-syndrome teenager; an old lady attends a performance of the solo alone and is moved to tears.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE

AUSTRIA Apr 24, 2020 FILMGARTEN
FRANCE Nov 20, 2019 SHELLAC
GERMANY Apr 23, 2020 EKSYSTENT DISTR
PORTUGAL LEOPARDO FILMES
SWITZERLAN May 05, 2020 SISTER DISTRIBU


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Festivals and Awards

AFCAE VL 2023
Locarno Film Festival 2019 Concorso Internazionale
San Sebastian FF 2019 - Zabaltegi - Tabakalera (Premio Zabaltegi-Tabakalera - Honorific Mention)


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