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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Turning Point revitalized the fad for ballet and dance films. Released in 1977, the same year as Annie Hall and Star Wars, it also inaugurated Mikhail Baryshnikov's pop culture career as a film star. The film's ballet credentials are impeccable: it was directed by former dancer and choreographer Herbert Ross; was produced by Ross' wife, legendary ballerina Nora Kaye; and featured several established or up-and-coming ballet stars in the cast.The plot covers two generations of dancers. In the older generation, a touring stop by the ballet company reignites the rivalry between Emma (Anne Bancroft) and DeeDee (Shirley MacLaine). DeeDee's career ended shortly after she became pregnant and married another dancer, Wayne (Tom Skerritt). Emma, however, became a star in then up-and-coming choreographer Michael's adaptation of Anna Karenina, a part that DeeDee had also wanted. In the younger generation, DeeDee's daughter Emilia (Leslie Browne) receives a fellowship for a special program at the company ballet school, where she catches the eye of philandering star Yuri (Baryshnikov).Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, but lost all of them, setting a record since tied by The Color Purple. Now often accused of being Soap Opera en pointe.Not to be confused with 1945 Russian war drama The Turning Point, or with the 1952 Film Noir of the same name starring William Holden. | |
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All There in the Manual: Screenwriter Arthur Laurents' novelization includes considerable Word of Gay, making it clear that Wayne is a gay man who married to save face, and that Michael, despite being Emma's former lover, is now partnered with the company's male ballet master. | |
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Brutal Honesty: When Emma abandons her role in Arnold's ballet, she turns to Michael for sympathy. His idea of sympathy is telling her that she will no longer dance the title role in Giselle, then hinting strongly that it's time for her to quit. | |
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Agony of the Feet: Emma grumbles about what ballet does to dancers' feet. Later, we see Emilia nearly sobbing in pain just from DeeDee trying to bandage her battered toes. | |
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