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The Turning Point

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As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.

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Director(s): Herbert Ross

Writer(s): Arthur Laurents

Producer(s): Herbert Ross, Arthur Laurents

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Keywords

infidelity new york city jealousy midlife crisis ambition rivalry feud ballet falling in love choreography drunkenness carnegie hall ballet company triumph prima ballerina mother daughter relationship

Cast

Anne Bancroft

Emma

Shirley MacLaine

Deedee

Tom Skerritt

Wayne

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Yuri

Leslie Browne

Emilia

Martha Scott

Adelaide

Antoinette Sibley

Sevilla

Alexandra Danilova

Madame Dahkarova

Starr Danias

Carolyn

Marshall Thompson

Carter

Reviews

Charles Tatum

The year 1977 was very good for director Herbert Ross. Not only did Ross direct this film, which was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, but he also helmed "The Goodbye Girl," which received five no...