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.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.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.
- Nominated for 11 Oscars
- 11 wins & 18 nominations total
- Arnold
- (as Daniel Levans)
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- TriviaGrace 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".
- GoofsWhen Amelia finishes her first solo part in the climactic Don Quixote pas de deux, her mother (Shirley MacLaine) clearly yells, "Bravo." As a ballerina herself, the mother should have yelled, "Brava."
- Quotes
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.
- Crazy creditsThe 20th Century Fox logo does not have the fanfare.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1978)
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- Gross US & Canada
- $25,933,445
- Gross worldwide
- $25,933,445
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