The Turning Point Movie Review 1977

A woman who gave up ballet for motherhood must come to terms as her daughter launches a ballet career and falls for the lead male dancer. The mother finds herself threatened by her daughter's affection toward an old friend who sacrificed a family life for the life of a ballerina. Baryshnikov's film debut. Melodramatic ending and problems due to ballet sequences.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 119 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Ballet, Dance Fever, Buddies, Parenthood

Screenplay

Arthur Laurents

Cast

Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Tom Skerritt, Leslie Browne, Martha Scott, Marshall Thompson, Mikhail Baryshnikov

Cinematography

Robert L. Surtees

Director

Herbert Ross

Producer

20th Century-Fox

Awards

Golden Globes 1978: Director (Ross), Film--Drama; L.A. Film Critics 1977: Director (Ross); Natl. Bd. of Review 1977: Actress (Bancroft), Support. Actor (Skerritt); Writers Guild 1977: Orig. Screenplay.