The Turning Point

The Turning Point

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Herbert Ross, Peter Burrell, Tony Bishop, Julia Tucker, Jack Roe See all Crew
  • Cast(s): Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Tom Skerritt, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 59min
  • Music: Sergei Prokofiev,Duke Ellington,Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky,Frédéric Chopin,Adolphe Adam
  • Award(s): Golden Globe 1978 (Won)
    Oscar 1978 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Song Sung Blue, My Oxford Year
  • Story:
    When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family.
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6.8/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family.
Ratings

6.8/10

IMDb

AWARDS

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Won
Golden Globe Award

Best Director Motion Picture | 1978 | Herbert

Best Motion Picture Drama | 1978

NBR Award

Best Actress | 1977 | Anne

Best Film | 1977

Best Supporting Actor | 1977 | Tom

Top Ten Films | 1977

WGA (Screen) Award

Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | 1978 | Arthur

LAFCA Award

Best Director | 1977 | Herbert

Special David Award

1978 | Mikhail

Eddie Award

Best Edited Feature Film | 1978 | William

Golden Reel Award

Best Sound Editing Dialogue | 1978

Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Art DirectionSet Decoration | 1978 | Albert

Best Actress in a Leading Role | 1978 | Anne

Best Director | 1978 | Herbert

Best Film Editing | 1978 | William

Best Sound | 1978

Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 1978 | Leslie

Best Picture | 1978 | Arthur

Best Cinematography | 1978

Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1978 | Mikhail

Best Writing Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | 1978 | Arthur

Golden Globe Award

Best Screenplay Motion Picture | 1978 | Arthur

Best Actor in a Supporting Role Motion Picture | 1978 | Mikhail

Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama | 1978 | Anne

Best Actress in a Supporting Role Motion Picture | 1978 | Leslie

BAFTA Film Award

Best Actress | 1979 | Anne

DGA Award

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | 1978 | Herbert

of the Japanese Academy Award

Best Foreign Language Film | 1979

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Grace Kelly was on the board of directors at 20th Century-Fox and the script treatment was sent to her for her reaction. Director Herbert Ross said: "Grace loved the story, and said she'd come out of retirement to play the ballet dancer who opts for marriage. Then Grace showed the script to Prince Rainier and he told her he didn't want her to go back to work".

Audrey Hepburn's biggest film regret was not getting the Anne Bancroft role in The Turning Point (1977). "That was the one film", she later admitted, "that got away from me."

First of two Academy Award Best Picture nominees to receive 11 nominations without winning any Oscars. This film jointly holds the record with The Color Purple (1985) for the film with most Oscar nominations without a single win.

In one scene, Anne Bancroft throws a drink in Shirley MacLaine's face. The moment was scrupulously rehearsed by director Herbert Ross - up to the point where Bancroft throws the drink into MacLaine's face. During rehearsal he had the actress set the glass down on the counter without tossing its contents every time; then continuing with the scene. When everything was ready, Ross took the shot in one take -- the scene you see on film, where Bancroft throws the drink into MacLaine's face, was not rehearsed and MacLaine did not know it was coming. Having only been hit the one time, the shocked look of surprise on MacLaine's face is real.

This was one of two films directed by Herbert Ross in 1977 to be nominated for Best Picture of the year. The other was The Goodbye Girl (1977).

Popular Dialogues

"Deedee Rodgers: Emma said some things. First, she said I married you and had a family with because I knew I wasn't good enough to go professional as a ballet dancer. That wasn't true. But... she also said I had a child with you to prove that you were straight. That was sort of true. I wanted Wayne: I know. Deedee Rodgers: You... you do? Wayne: Yeah. I guess I wanted to prove it myself."

"Sevilla Haslam: You know, only this morning she came up to me and she said, "Sevilla, deary, you're the greatest prima ballerina in the whole world." Yuri: No, I am."