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It is catalogued under topics including 1977 American films, 1977 drama films and 1977 English-language films.
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6.6As 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.
Cast
- Anne Bancroft as Emma
- Shirley MacLaine as Deedee
- Tom Skerritt as Wayne
- Mikhail Baryshnikov as Yuri
- Leslie Browne as Emilia
- Martha Scott as Adelaide
Themes
- infidelity
- new york city
- jealousy
- midlife crisis
- ambition
- rivalry
- feud
- ballet
- falling in love
- choreography
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
5,292 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
63%
Metacritic
68/100
- Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Romance
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 11 Oscars. 11 wins & 18 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Herbert Ross
- Screenwriter
- Arthur Laurents
- Cast member
- Donald Petrie
- Composer
- Frédéric Chopin
- Producer
- Nora Kaye
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Robert L. Surtees
- Narrative location
- Oklahoma
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 857259
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- publication date
- 1980-03-20
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- title
- The Turning Point
- film editor
- William H. Reynolds
- production designer
- Albert Brenner
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 63%
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