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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Arthur Laurents (written by)
Release Date:
14 November 1977 (USA)
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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
Awards:
Nominated for 11 Oscars.
Another 10 wins
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7 nominations
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(27 articles)
The Vampire Diaries Music: "The Turning Point"
(From TVfanatic. 21 November 2009, 11:40 AM, PST)
The 'Twilight' at midnight experience: tears, screams, heavy medication
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 20 November 2009, 3:16 PM, PST)
(From TVfanatic. 21 November 2009, 11:40 AM, PST)
The 'Twilight' at midnight experience: tears, screams, heavy medication
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 20 November 2009, 3:16 PM, PST)
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Great Point ****
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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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Runtime:
119 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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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Audrey Hepburn was offered one of the lead roles in this film.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When everybody is warming up on stage before the Gala Performance, you can see Baryshnikov practicing his jumps for "Le Corsaire" and is already wearing the costume. However, the program shows that he first dances the Grand Pas de Deux of Sleeping Beauty.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1978) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
SWAN LAKE
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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?