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The Turning Point - DVD

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The Turning Point

Our Price: $9.98

DVD - 25 January, 2005
Starz / Anchor Bay
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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Director: Herbert Ross

Number of Media: 1
Features:

  • Color
  • DVD-Video
  • Widescreen
  • Dolby
  • NTSC

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DVD Description

Mikhail Baryshnikov made his film debut in this lightweight but entertaining drama about the relationship between a renowned ballerina (Anne Bancroft) and the woman (Shirley MacLaine) who had trained with her but had given up dance to become a wife, mother, and teacher. Between MacLaine's envy over her friend's career and the attention her own ballerina daughter (Leslie Browne) is getting, MacLaine's character goes through a complicated crisis. The two actresses carry the story very well and probably camouflage its thinness; they even make a somewhat condescending climax involving a catfight seem like a good idea. A subplot involving a developing romance between the virginal Browne and Baryshnikov's womanizer makes for pretty window dressing. More memorable are dance sequences featuring each in splendid performance. Baryshnikov's leaps are something to behold. --Tom Keogh


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"The Turning Point"

The DVD "Turning Point" is exceptionally well done. It shows the struggles and the hard work involved in becoming an international ballet dancer while also depicting the turmoil of one who had the dream and the talent but did not follow her dream. The DVD also includes the dancers of The American Ballet Theatre as well as Mikhail Baryshnikov who is a legend himself.


Turning Point

The dancing sweeps you away. It is also a good movie that has something to say. Bancroft and MacLaine are fun to watch together. They know their stuff.


over the top

The focus was more on the music than on the dancing that would be done to the music.

 

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