Poster for the movie Leonie

Leonie

2010 • 132 minutes
Drama

In the lush tradition of the glorious films of Merchant and Ivory, comes the true life story of Leonie Gilmour (Emily Mortimer), whose life crossed continents, wars and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedom. A tender and inspiring story of a remarkable woman who nurtures the amazing artistic talent of her son who has only one way to succeed and one person to guide him, as he grows into the world renown artist, Isamu Noguchi.

Picture of Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Leonie

Picture of Shido Nakamura

Shido Nakamura

Yone Noguchi

Picture of Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks

Catherine

Picture of Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Umeko Tsuda

Picture of Jan Milligan

Jan Milligan

Isamu Noguchi

Picture of Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Setsu Koizumi

Picture of Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kiku

Picture of Kelly Vitz

Kelly Vitz

Ailes Gilmour

Picture of Nichole Hiltz

Nichole Hiltz

Ethel Ames

Picture of Jay Karnes

Jay Karnes

Dr. Rumely

Picture of Marco St. John

Marco St. John

Routolo

Picture of Mary Kay Place

Mary Kay Place

Albiana

Picture of Takashi Kashiwabara

Takashi Kashiwabara

Michihiko Kawada

Picture of Lisa Mackel Smith

Lisa Mackel Smith

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