The Turning Point
Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft are estranged friends and dancers at the end of their careers, but they are brought back together by MacLaine's daughter who shows real promise. One of many 'post-feminist' films of the '70s, it explores the struggle between family and career. Highly acclaimed, this ballet film garnered an astonishing 11 Oscar nominations and also stars Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Year: 1977
Genre: Drama, Performing Arts, Golden Globe - Drama, Feminist Tendencies, Dance on Film
Country: USA
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne, Tom Skerritt, Martha Scott, Anthony Zerbe
Duration: 114 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains low level offensive language.
6.9/10
Location in store: Drama
AVAILABILITY
DVD AVAILABLE NOW!
Permanent Collection
For in-store pickup reservations please call 03 3650 615
ALICE ALSO SUGGESTS:
A Chorus Line (1985)
Richard Attenborough directs the film version of the long-running Broadway hit musical about an audi...
Fame (1980)
Gritty urban reality blends with vibrant song-and-dance numbers in Alan Parker's Oscar-winning music...
Footloose (1984)
Kevin Bacon is great in this musical about a city kid who moves to a small town where dancing has be...
The Red Shoes (1948)
'The Red Shoes', the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema's quint...
Centre Stage (2000)
Starring Peter Gallagher ("American Beauty") and some of the world's greatest dance talent, this fol...
Rich and Famous (1981)
Chronicles the tempestuous relationship of college classmates Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen o...
One Last Dance (2001)
When a New York dance company's brilliant artistic director dies, three former stars of the company...
Fame ( Blu-ray ) (1980)
Gritty urban reality blends with vibrant song-and-dance numbers in Alan Parker's Oscar-winning music...
The Red Shoes ( Blu-ray ) (1948)
'The Red Shoes', the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema's quint...