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The Turning Point
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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Herbert Ross
Writer:
Arthur Laurents (written by)
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Release Date:
14 November 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The generations change. But the choices remain the same.
Plot:
When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 11 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Great Point **** more (22 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Shirley MacLaine ... Deedee Rodgers

Anne Bancroft ... Emma Jacklin
Mikhail Baryshnikov ... Yuri Kopeikine
Leslie Browne ... Emilia Rodgers

Tom Skerritt ... Wayne
Martha Scott ... Adelaide
Anthony Zerbe ... Rosie
Marshall Thompson ... Carter
Alexandra Danilova ... Madame Dahkarova
Antoinette Sibley ... Sevilla Haslam
Starr Danias ... Carolyn

James Mitchell ... Michael
Daniel Levans ... Arnold
Scott Douglas ... Freddie Romoff
Lisa Lucas ... Janina
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Additional Details

Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1987) | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

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Trivia:
This film jointly holds the record (with The Color Purple (1985)) for the film with most Oscar nominations without a single win (11). more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: During the Romeo and Juliet "pas de deux" at the ballet studio you can see the cameraman knelling on the mirror. more
Quotes:
Emma Jacklin: Am I like you?
Emilia: I don't know...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pas de Deux: Making 'White Nights' (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
LE CORSAIRE more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Great Point ****, 7 March 2006
10/10
Author: edwagreen from United States

Emma and Didi shine in this memorable film looking at the world of ballet. Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook et al of "The Red Shoes" of 1948 would have certainly been proud of it.

The ballet sequences are marvelously staged and beautifully realized by the cast.

Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine received best actress nominations in their respective roles. It is when Leslie Browne, who was nominated for best supporting actress, becomes a ballerina, that her mother (MacLaine) looks back at the career she gave up for marriage and family. She meets her old friend and rival-Bancroft-who pursued her career at the expense of never marrying.

Mikhail Baryshnikov, the great Russian ballet dancer, is fabulous here and was even nominated for best supporting actor.

"The Turning Point" received 11 Oscar nominations. It walked away with no awards. Was Hollywood's lack of culture shown here?

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