The Turning Point
1977 
6.5
724
Drama
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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"One is reminded anew of the satisfaction to be derived from waiting for something to be done the right way." | ||
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"Well-acted '70s dance drama has sex, mature themes." | ||
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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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