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The Turning Point
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Director:
Herbert Ross
Cast:
Tom Skerritt, Mikhail Baryshni / Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancrof
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Description:
This film tells the story of two women who were childhood friends and former competitors in the world of ballet.DeeDee, left ballet after becoming pregnant with the child of another ballet dancer, Wayne. The two settled down to raise a family and co-run a ballet studio in a Midwestern one-horse town. Emma, an old friend of DeeDee, stayed in the company and became a prima ballerina. When the company finally comes back to town, the two reunite. The reunion stirs back old memories and present ever growing wounds.DeeDee daughter, Emilia is invited to join the company at Emma request. Emilia starts an affair with a big-name Russian ballet defector . Emma s brother Ethan is offered two ballet scholarships, but is unsure to pursue a career between ballet and baseball. And an old male friend of DeeDee is getting to know her all over again. Meanwhile, it looks as if Emma day in the sun is coming to an end.
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