The read
Every source lands within 5 points of the others.
Synopsis
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins an affair with a young Russian star, the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden and the emotional truths they must face at the turning point.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic68/100
71 audience votes
Key crew
- Herbert RossDirector
- John LanchberyOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur LaurentsWriter
Cast
- Anne BancroftEmma
- Shirley MacLaineDeedee
- Tom SkerrittWayne
- Mikhail BaryshnikovYuri
- Leslie BrowneEmilia
- Martha ScottAdelaide
- Antoinette SibleySevilla
- Starr DaniasCarolyn
- Marshall ThompsonCarter
- James MitchellMichael
- Daniel LevinsArnold
- Scott DouglasFreddie
Stills
Themes
infidelitynew york cityjealousymidlife crisisambitionrivalryfeudballetfalling in lovechoreographydrunkennesscarnegie hall