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The Turning Point (1977) 6.9
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. Director:Herbert RossWriter:Arthur Laurents |
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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. Written by Susan Southall <stobchatay@aol.com>
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The generations change. But the choices remain the same.Parents Guide:
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18 November 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Momento de decisión See more »Company Credits
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Young ballerina: I have weak knees...
Yuri: I like girls with weak knees.
Young ballerina: You just like girls...
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("The River: Vortex")
Emilia Rodgers (Leslie Browne)
Choreography: Arnold Berger
Music: Duke Ellington
(Miss Borwne's Gala Solo by Alvin Aley)
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The film's Gala Performance Programme features excerpts from seven ballets. These were Legende; Vortex; Black Swan Pas De Deux, Swan Lake, Act III; Aurora's Wedding Pas De Deux; Le Corsaire; Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux and Anna Karenina, the last being a mythical ballet invented specifically for this movie. See more »Goofs
When everybody is warming up on stage before the Gala Performance, you can see Baryshnikov practicing his jumps for "Le Corsaire" and is already wearing the costume. However, the program shows that he first dances the Grand Pas de Deux of Sleeping Beauty. See more »Quotes
[Yuri is rubbing a young ballerina's sore leg]Young ballerina: I have weak knees...
Yuri: I like girls with weak knees.
Young ballerina: You just like girls...
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Emilia Rodgers (Leslie Browne)
Choreography: Arnold Berger
Music: Duke Ellington
(Miss Borwne's Gala Solo by Alvin Aley)
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As ballet movies go, this is one of the better ones. It really captures the essence of a company: the rising star, the oversexed male dancer, diva choreographers, budget-conscious artistic directors, and the unique sadness that is the aging ballerina. MacClain and Bancroft deliver their contrived dialog with expertise (even though it appears they did a lot of ADR because the dialog seems to be dubbed) and they handle their relative roles with ease. Bancroft plays the aging diva with perfect grandness and MacClaine is great as the regretful mother. I can overlook the fact that a summer-study student, no matter how brilliant she is (and the young lady here is a highly talented dancer) WOULD NOT get a lead, let alone a solo number in her first year, but the plot is a bit thin, yet it makes it's point: the grass is not always greener on the other side of the stage. The best part of this movie is the dancing, of course. Misha is poetry in tights, always exhilarating and breathtaking. Though the movie was made in the 70s, it still rings true today in the world of ballet.