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The story of two women whose lives are dedicated to ballet. Deedee left her promising dance career to become a wife and mother and now runs a ballet school in Oklahoma. Emma stayed with a company and became a star though her time is nearly past. Both want what the other has and reflects back on missed chances as they are brought together again through Deedee's daughter who joins the company. Written by
Susan Southall <stobchatay@aol.com>
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The generations change. But the choices remain the same.
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Trivia
Michael, the choreographer/artistic director, is partly based on
Jerome Robbins.
James Mitchell was the principal male dancer in Robbins' musical "Billion Dollar Baby" (1945) and participated in his American Theatre Laboratory in the late 1960s; later, while performing with American Ballet Theatre, he partnered executive producer
Nora Kaye in Robbins' ballet "Facsimile."
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Goofs
When Baryshnikov finishes his continuum pirouettes at the Coda of Don Quixote his hair is all messy. At the Camera cut the immediate new shot he is perfectly brushed and gelled up.
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Quotes
Emma Jacklin:
Am I like you?
Emilia:
I don't know...
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Soundtracks
"Anna Karenina"
Emma Jacklin (Ann Bancroft). Freddie Romoff (Scott Douglas)
Choreography: Michael Cooke (Dennis Nahat)
Music:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky)
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This movie is particularly relevant for people in Oklahoma City, with all of the references to the city. This is possibly because two of the stars of the Ballet Russe settled here, Mikhail Terekov and Yvonne Chouteau. Ms. Chouteau was returning to her home state where she and her husband established the state ballet company and the dance program at the University of Oklahoma. There were quite a few chuckles in the audience when I first saw this movie. I was a ballet student and viewed the movie through the eyes of Amelia, about to begin a new life. Now as I watch it, I see it through the eyes of the older characters. The turning point is not just the young dancers starting their careers, but also the older dancers moving off the stage and into the background. The performances are sterling, as is the dancing. If nothing else, it is dancing at it's best, preserved forever on film. The various pas de duex performed are some of the most beloved in ballet. I would recommend this movie to any dance enthusiast as a great behind-the-scene film.