The Turning Point( 1977)

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The generations change. But the choices remain the same.

Overview

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.

Top Billed 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
James Mitchell
Michael
Daniel Levins
Arnold
Scott Douglas
Freddie
Lisa Lucas
Janina
Phillip Saunders
Ethan
Jurgen Schneider
Peter
Dennis Nahat
Dennis
Anthony Zerbe
Rosie
Hilda Morales
Sandra
Saax Bradbury
Florence
Alexander Minz
Boys Class Teacher
Howard Barr
Rehearsal Pianist
Martha Johnston
Rehearsal Pianist
Anne Barlow
Ballet Mistress
Enrique Martinez
Ballet Master
James Crittenden
Billy
Lucette Aldous
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Fernando Bujones
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Richard Cragun
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Suzanne Farrell
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Marcia Haydée
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Peter Martins
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Marianna Tcherkassky
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Clark Tippet
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Martine Van Hamel
Artist of American Ballet Theatre
Nanette Glushak
Self (uncredited)
Bob Harks
Waiter (uncredited)
Rebecca Wright
Self (uncredited)
Donald Petrie
Barney Joe

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A review by Charles Tatum

Written by Charles Tatum on Wed Sep 27 2023

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 part in "The Nutcracker" the same way military veterans flashback to combat, you might still like "The Turning Point." Deedee (Shirley MacLaine) is a former dancer now running a ballet school with her ...