The Turning Point | Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft

The Turning Point | Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft | Very Moving Film

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The Turning Point

	The Turning Point Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft Starz / Anchor Bay, 2005 average customer review:based on 56 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A great film finally on DVD

This is a great film in every way. I am so happy that it has finally been released on DVD. It is a plus to anyone's collection.

Aside from great performances by the major stars who are at their best, the ballet performances by Baryshnikov and the other artists are worth the price.

Even if you aren't into Ballet, this film will give you an appreciation of the art form.

Very Moving Film

The story of friendship, The story of what could have been
The story of choices, That's this story and it is acted beautifully by
Anne Bancroft,& Shirley MacLaine. The bonus is the beautiful ballet dancing. A lovely Film !

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It's Worn Surprisingly Well

As a callow youth, I had no interest in seeing THE TURNING POINT when it came out. Ballet? Please! So after a judicious pause of three decades, I've finally gotten around to seeing it. And I must say that, unlike its contemporaries, this film has aged reasonably well. It simply isn't the dated embarrassment that so many 1970s "classics" have become.

This is partially because of its untraditional story arc and cast of characters. This film has THREE female leads, yet it hails from an era when you were lucky to get even one. And THE TURNING POINT is also a good reminder of what terrific actresses Anne Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine were. (Though MacLaine should get a lifetime achievement award for bad eye make-up.) And dancer Emilia Rodgers, who plays Shirley's daughter, is well cast in her role as an inscrutable and precocious young woman.

Caution: Yes, there are extended dance numbers.
Violence Alert: There is a convincing brawl between MacLaine and Bancroft herein. I'm still shaking.

DVD PROBLEM: For some reason, this DVD does not come with any subtitles. This is problematic every time Mikhail Baryshnikov stops dancing and starts speaking!

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