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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0013131307597
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, Dolby, NTSC
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 25, 2005
Running Time: 119 minutes
Sales Rank: 4328
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: November 14, 1977
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
Mikhail Baryshnikov made his film debut in this lightweight but entertaining drama about the relationship between a renowned ballerina (Anne Bancroft) and the woman (Shirley MacLaine) who had trained with her but had given up dance to become a wife, mother, and teacher. Between MacLaine's envy over her friend's career and the attention her own ballerina daughter (Leslie Browne) is getting, MacLaine's character goes through a complicated crisis. The two actresses carry the story very well and probably camouflage its thinness; they even make a somewhat condescending climax involving a catfight seem like a good idea. A subplot involving a developing romance between the virginal Browne and Baryshnikov's womanizer makes for pretty window dressing. More memorable are dance sequences featuring each in splendid performance. Baryshnikov's leaps are something to behold. --Tom Keogh
Description:
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee (Shirley MacLaine) left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma (Anne Bancroft) would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter (Leslie Browne in her film debut) is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star (Mikhail Baryshnikov in his film debut), 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.
Tom Skerritt, Anthony Zerbe and the artists of The American Ballet Theatre co-star in this Oscar®-nominated classic written by Arthur Laurents (THE WAY WE WERE, WEST SIDE STORY) and directed by Herbert Ross (STEEL MAGNOLIAS, FOOTLOOSE) that became one of the most acclaimed dramas of the decade and remains among the most stunning dance films of all time.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great Tender Movie
I hadn't seen this movie in over 10 years, but even though there were some slow scenes, I'll still watch this movie again and again. The dancing was wonderful, and Leslie Brown's dancing sparkled. Youthful, Mikhail Baryshnikov was fantastic, as usual. I also loved the rest of the cast. I'm very happy with my purchase.
Rating: - Catfights On Tiptoe
This is another one of those movies you will not forget, and probably hold dearly because it attaches itself to our own subconscious levels of doubts, fears, regrets, and high ambitions. What better way to display and exploit those human frailties than by a modern tale of two close friends bond together for life in the face of roads torn apart. The plot need not be discussed here because it is the stars Shirley Maclaine and Anne Bancroft that illuminate this vehicle. The supporting cast shine around ... Read More
Rating: - Ballet and more
Wonderful movie shows consequences of choices and why we should not second guess them afterward. Shirley Mc Laine and Anne Bancroft portrayed their characters very well. And as always Mikael Barishnokov was fantastic. love to watch him move, what a wonderful dancer.
Rating: - Brings Back Memories
What a joy to view this movie again! I remember how much I loved this film from 30 years ago, and it is wonderful to see that it still holds its own as a compelling story. Filled with the fantastic dancing of Mikhail Baryshnikov, Lesley Browne and the artists of American Ballet Theatre, as well as stellar performances by MacLaine and Bancroft, this film is truly a classic and one that I cherish as part of my movie collection.
Rating:  - More soap opera than a film about ballet
I remember the "ballet boom" of the 70s, and since I was lucky enough to live in NYC, I often saw ABT and NYCB performances. I saw Leslie Browne and Mikhail Baryshnikov perform fairly often (as well as Gelsey Kirkland, who, the story goes, was first choice for the role Leslie Browne eventually got), and I even got to see a class taught by Alexandra Danilova at the School of American Ballet; that was a thrill for me. Those were exciting times for dance, and for balletomanes like me.
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