At the turning point
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | At the turning point |
| Original title | The turning point |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English , French |
| Publishing year | 1977 |
| length | 119 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Herbert Ross |
| script | Arthur Laurents |
| production | Arthur Laurents Herbert Ross |
| camera | Robert Surtees |
| cut | William H. Reynolds |
| occupation | |
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At the turning point is a 1977 American film.
action
Deedee Rogers lives with her family in Oklahoma City. The former ballet dancer ended her career for family life and runs a ballet school with her husband Wayne. Deedee's former colleague Emma Jacklin comes to town with her ensemble to give a performance. The two friends meet, with Deedee envying Emma for her life as a show star. But the aging Emma knows that her days as a dancer are numbered. She secretly wishes for a fulfilling family life.
When Deedee's talented daughter Emilia moves to New York to join Emma's ensemble, tensions arise. Emma takes care of Emilia as a mother, who has fallen in love with the dancer Yuri. Deedee thinks she has lost her motherhood role to Emma. After Emilia's successful debut, Deedee and Emma have a bitter argument. Only when they realize that together they can ensure Emilia's happy future do they make peace.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote about the film: “Psychologically correct, precisely in detail, the film makes the human problem emphatically aware. Well played, with fascinating ballet scenes. "
The film magazine Cinema described the film as the “moving psychogram of the dance scene” .
The Variety called the film one of the best of its era. It is one of the rare examples of the interaction of key elements and ensemble.
Awards
The film has been nominated for several film awards and has won several.
In 1978 , the film received eleven Academy Award nominations, but couldn't win a single one of the coveted statues. This makes Am Wendpunkt, along with Die Farbe Lila (1985), the film with the most nominations without a profit. The nominations were in the categories of Best Film , Best Director , Best Actress (Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft), Best Supporting Actress (Leslie Browne), Best Supporting Actor (Mikhail Baryshnikov), Best Original Screenplay , Best Cinematography , Best Editing , Best Production Design ( Albert Brenner and Marvin March) and Best Sound (Theodore Soderberg, Paul Wells, Douglas O. Williams, Jerry Jost).
The film won two Golden Globes, for Best Picture (Drama) and for Best Director . Nominees were Anne Bancroft ( Best Actress (Drama) ), Mikhail Baryshnikov ( Best Supporting Actor ), Leslie Browne ( Best Supporting Actress ) and Arthur Laurents ( Best Screenplay ).
Further awards were the Eddie of the American Cinema Editors for William Reynolds, a special David di Donatello for Mikhail Baryshnikov ( for his performance in the movie and his contributions to the art of dancing ), the WGA Award of the Writers Guild of America , three NBR Awards for Best Picture and for Anne Bancroft for Best Actress and Tom Skerritt for Best Supporting Actor . There was also an LAFCA Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Herbert Ross for Best Director and the Golden Reel Award from the Motion Picture Sound Editors for the best dialog editing.
The film received nominations for the DGA Award from the Directors Guild of America , the British Academy Film Award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for Anne Bancroft for Best Actress and the Japanese Academy Award for Best Foreign Film .
background
The film premiered on November 14, 1977. In Germany, it was first released on March 17, 1978.
The dancers of the ensemble were represented by Fernando Bujones , Richard Cragun , Suzanne Farrell and Marcia Haydée , among others .
Mikhail Baryshnikov and Leslie Browne made their film debuts here.
Web links
- At the turning point in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ At the turning point. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed February 23, 2011 .
- ↑ Cinema magazine
- ↑ criticism of Variety (Engl.) ( Memento of 16 January 2013, Internet Archive )