The Turning Point

The Turning Point

1977 · 1 hr 59 min · PG

Drama, Music, Romance

Directors

Herbert Ross

Actors

  • Anne Bancroft
  • Shirley MacLaine
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov

Credits: 6

Summary

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.

More about this movie

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 has nearly passed. Both want what the other has and reflect on missed chances as they are brought together again through Deedee's daughter, who joins the company.