--- product_id: 206241500 title: "The Turning Point (1977) [ NON-USA FORMAT, Blu-Ray, Reg.B Import - Denmark ]" brand: "shirley maclaineanne bancroftherbert ross" price: "¥9942" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/206241500-the-turning-point-1977-non-usa-format-blu-ray-reg store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # The Turning Point (1977) [ NON-USA FORMAT, Blu-Ray, Reg.B Import - Denmark ] **Brand:** shirley maclaineanne bancroftherbert ross **Price:** ¥9942 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Turning Point (1977) [ NON-USA FORMAT, Blu-Ray, Reg.B Import - Denmark ] by shirley maclaineanne bancroftherbert ross - **How much does it cost?** ¥9942 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/206241500-the-turning-point-1977-non-usa-format-blu-ray-reg) ## Best For - shirley maclaineanne bancroftherbert ross enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted shirley maclaineanne bancroftherbert ross brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Denmark released, Blu-Ray/Region B : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player, or on standard US Blu-Ray player. You need multi-region Blu-Ray player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Danish ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: One of a cycle of '70s post-Women's Liberation 'women's pictures,' Herbert Ross's drama uses the ballet world to examine the conflict between family and career. Former dance colleagues Deedee (Shirley MacLaine) and Emma (Anne Bancroft) are reunited when Emma's New York ballet company stops in Oklahoma City for a performance. Having dropped her career for marriage and motherhood, Deedee envies prima ballerina Emma's limelight life; aging Emma, realizing that her days as a star are numbered, wishes that she had the fulfillment of a family like Deedee's. Tensions simmer when Deedee's talented teenage daughter, Emilia (Leslie Browne), moves to New York to join Emma's company. As Emma maternally bonds with Emilia, and Emilia falls in love with womanizing dancer Yuri (Mikhail Baryshnikov), Deedee feels that she's losing her place even as a mother. After Emilia's triumphant debut, Deedee's and Emma's resentments boil over into an all-out catfight that ends when they realize they can unite in happiness for Emilia's future. Splitting the desires to nest and to work between two characters, Ross and writer Arthur Laurents reveal the difficulty faced by women in a world of expanding options. As in Michael Powell's and Emeric Pressburger's seminal ballet film The Red Shoes (1948), dancing and a personal life don't mix, even as the films display ballet's seductive power here in the gracefully integrated numbers by dance stars Browne and Baryshnikov. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, David Donatello Awards, Gold...The Turning Point (1977) ## Product Details - **Genre:** Drama - **Format:** Blu-ray, Import, Widescreen - **Contributor:** Alexandra Danilova, Anne Bancroft, Anthony Zerbe, Antoinette Sibley, Herbert Ross, Leslie Browne, Marshall Thompson, Martha Scott, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Shirley MacLaine, The Turning Point (1977), Tom Skerritt - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 114 minutes ## Images ![The Turning Point (1977) [ NON-USA FORMAT, Blu-Ray, Reg.B Import - Denmark ] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71r93JsEiwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Turning Point - 1977 *by C***B on June 14, 2014* Combine Anne Bancroft, Shirley MacLaine, Tom Skerritt, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne and Martha Scott...throw in the Corps de Ballet of any reputable company plus the aging ballerina, Alexandra Danilova, as well as the famed apartments above the stage at Carnegie Hall and you have a very believable and entertaining film about transitioning from ballet to ballet to even more ballet. I was pleasantly surprised to see the treatment given the character of Emma, beautifully acted by Anne Bancroft, was not one which elicited moanful oh nooooo's! As a non-dancer, they depicted her perfectly and yet, her positioning, arm and hand movements were spot on. Even Shirley MacLaine, who is a dancer by trade, was not depicted as an aging ballerina in anything but dialog. Anne Bancroft cuts a delicate and elegant figure from any vantage point and is one of the most versatile actresses ever to grace the screen. Her preparation and understanding of the dance is evident in her actions and reactions. We don't often get to see the back stage machinations or personal interactions of any company, let alone from the world of ballet so this was a special treat for all comers! Within the context are snippets of dance sequences that are a delight for anyone who loves the excitement of dance. Leslie Browne delivers a fine performance as, Emilia, Dee Dee's daughter who happens to be Emma's Godchild and who will be the next prima ballerina. Mikhail Baryshnikov is splendid as, Yuri, the handsome Russian lover of the company who knows everyone intimately and dances superlatively. He is always exciting to watch, even when not in tights! The story is one of past, present and future and as two aging ballerinas come to grips with their places within and outside the company for whom they both danced...the next generation is poised and waiting in the wings as even those behind them are crashing the entry doors to the practice floors and careers of a lifetime. This is a story of desire, commitment, missed opportunities, recriminations, self doubt, acceptance, dreams and successes realized and yet, overall, this is a story of hope even as the torch is passed. This is a film I have watched over and over again through the years and is always a first choice for re-viewing one of the great films of the era. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Buy it! You'll like it! *by J***E on March 9, 2025* Good quality CD. Wonderful movie! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Movie with best ballet solo performance *by L***S on September 9, 2025* Best male dancer performing an amazing solo…reason for getting this film. 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