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Sep 27, 2010 · Although The Turning Point is largely remembered for its ballet sequences, the heart of this incredibly depressing story has little to do with dance.http://w...
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A drama about the world of professional dance, MacLaine and Bancroft play two ballet dancers whose lives take dramatically different turns. Years ago, DeeDee (MacLaine) left the company to raise a family and open a dance studio, while Emma (Bancroft) became a world famous ballerina. When Emma arrives in Oklahoma City, the pair are reunited, but ...
The Turning Point (1977) 1977 USA Directed by Herbert Ross Produced by Herbert Ross, Arthur Laurents Written by ... British Film Institute.
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"The Turning Point" is a journey centered on critical life decisions entwined with the realm of ballet. It boasts remarkable performances by MacLaine and Bancroft, who deliver compelling portrayals of two middle-aged women wrestling with their life's choices.
1977 was a banner year for Herbert Ross, two pictures he directed are among Oscar's five BEST PICTURE nominees, one is THE GOODBYE GIRL (1977), with 5 nominations and 1 win for Richard Dreyfuss and another is this one, the balletic drama, THE TURNING POINT, received a whopping 11 nominations but went home empty-handed (a record later shared with Steven Spielberg's THE COLOR PURPLE 1985), and in hindsight, becomes the most overachiever apropos of Oscar nominations.
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.
