The Turning Point

1977
PG
1h 59m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

5.4K

YOUR RATING

Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)

Home Video Trailer from Anchor Bay Entertainment

Play trailer1:59

1 Video

30 Photos

Drama Music Romance

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.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.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.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

5.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 11 Oscars
- 11 wins & 18 nominations total

Videos1

Trailer 1:59

The Turning Point

Photos30

+ 22

‘Snow White’ Stars Test Their Wits

Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and director Marc Webb take our Ultimate Disney Quiz.

Watch now

9:57

More like this

7.4

7.2

6.5

7.3

7.1

7.1

4.6

6.6

7.3

6.4

7.7

7.2

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Grace Kelly was on the board of directors at 20th Century-Fox and the script treatment was sent to her for her reaction. Director Herbert Ross said: "Grace loved the story, and said she'd come out of retirement to play the ballet dancer who opts for marriage. Then Grace showed the script to Prince Rainier and he told her he didn't want her to go back to work".

Goofs
During the Romeo and Juliet "pas de deux" at the ballet studio you can see the cameraman kneeling on the mirror.

Quotes
Deedee Rodgers: Emma said some things. First, she said I married you and had a family with because I knew I wasn't good enough to go professional as a ballet dancer. That wasn't true. But... she also said I had a child with you to prove that you were straight. That was sort of true. I wanted
Wayne: I know.
Deedee Rodgers: You... you do?
Wayne: Yeah. I guess I wanted to prove it myself.

Crazy credits
The 20th Century Fox logo does not have the fanfare.

Connections
Featured in The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1978)

Soundtracks
Giselle
Music by Adolphe Adam
Arranged by John Lanchbery (uncredited)

User reviews39

Featured review

10/10

Dance obessed.

Loved this film. If you love all things dance (in particular ballet) this is a must see. I am too embarrassed to tell you how many times I have actually seen this film. It's Baryshinikov!