The Turning Point (1977)

MovieDrama, Romance1h 59m
The Turning Point (1977) movie posterReview score: 66%

Plot

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.

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Anne BancroftAnne BancroftEmmaShirley MacLaineShirley MacLaineDeedeeTom SkerrittTom SkerrittWayneMikhail BaryshnikovMikhail BaryshnikovYuriLeslie BrowneLeslie BrowneEmiliaMartha ScottMartha ScottAdelaide
Antoinette Sibley
Antoinette SibleySevilla
Starr Danias
Starr DaniasCarolyn

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