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The Turning Point

1977 · 119 min

A graceful, emotionally charged drama about sacrifice and ambition, with ballet sequences that linger and confrontations that sting.

Directed by: Herbert Ross
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Tom Skerritt

Tagline: 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.

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Directed by: Herbert Ross
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Tom Skerritt

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
parenthood
ambition
guilt
redemption
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Written by: Arthur Laurents
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Tom Skerritt, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne, Martha Scott, Antoinette Sibley, Starr Danias
Music: John Lanchbery
Cinematography: Robert Surtees
Runtime: 119 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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