The generations change. But the choices remain the same.
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.
- 6.5
- 1977
- Released
- 1h 59m
Anne Bancroft
Emma
Shirley MacLaine
Deedee
Tom Skerritt
Wayne
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Yuri
Leslie Browne
Emilia
Martha Scott
Adelaide
Antoinette Sibley
SevillaAlexandra Danilova
Madame DahkarovaStarr Danias
Carolyn
Marshall Thompson
Carter
James Mitchell
MichaelDaniel Levins
ArnoldScott Douglas
Freddie
Lisa Lucas
JaninaPhillip Saunders
EthanJurgen Schneider
PeterDennis Nahat
Dennis
Anthony Zerbe
RosieHilda Morales
SandraHoward Barr
Rehearsal PianistAnne Barlow
Ballet MistressEnrique Martinez
Ballet Master
James Crittenden
Billy
Lucette Aldous
Artist of American Ballet TheatreFernando Bujones
Artist of American Ballet TheatreRichard Cragun
Artist of American Ballet TheatreSuzanne Farrell
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Marcia Haydée
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Peter Martins
Artist of American Ballet TheatreMarianna Tcherkassky
Artist of American Ballet TheatreClark Tippet
Artist of American Ballet TheatreMartine Van Hamel
Artist of American Ballet TheatreNanette Glushak
Self (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Waiter (uncredited)Rebecca Wright
Self (uncredited)Released
en
- #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
Reviews
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 nominations. Out of the twenty acting nominees that year, seven were from two of his films. If you love ballet, you will love "The Turning Point." If you have flashbacks to your little sister's bit par