The Turning Point
6.5
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- Original title
- The Turning Point
- Year
- 1977
- Running time
- 114 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Anne Bancroft
- Shirley MacLaine
- Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Tom Skerritt
- Leslie Browne
- Martha Scott
- Antoinette Sibley
- Alexandra Danilova
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Dancing. Ballet. Friendship
- Synopsis
- 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.
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- Awards
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1977: Academy Awards: 11 Nominations, inc. Best Movie, Director and Actress1977: 2 Golden Globes, including Best Movie Drama. 6 nominations1977: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director1977: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Original Drama Screenplay1977: National Board of Review: Best Film1977: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Director
- Critics' reviews
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"A well-made soap opera with a story that right out of a 1930s backstage musical."
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"For a film ostensibly dedicated to physical grace, Ross's images are unforgivably clumsy."
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"You yield to 'The Turning Point' relucantly, knowing well that it is conning you -- with sentiment, with flamboyance, with sheer slickness."
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"One of the best films of its era."
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"There's some beautiful dancing and a wealth of detail about the world of classical ballet."
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