Behind Natacha Rambova's Shadow (2019)

5.0/10 55 min Documentary

Overview

The adventurous life of Natacha Rambova (1897-1966), an American artist, born Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy, who reincarnated herself countless times: false Russian dancer, silent film actress, scenographer and costume designer, writer, spiritist, Egyptologist, indefatigable traveler, mysterious and curious; an amazing 20th century woman who created the myth of Rudolph Valentino.

Cast

Natacha Rambova

Herself / Various Roles (archive footage)

Theodore Kosloff

Various Roles (archive footage)

Alla Nazimova

Various Roles (archive footage)

Rudolph Valentino

Himself / Various Roles (archive footage)

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