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of ballet with an intricately >
between two old friends anc
names, Shirley MacLaine a
worth and deliver strong pe
dancing rivals.
With eleven Academy Awa
including Best Picture and B<
Point" should do well at the O:
now eniovine an p*tpnH#v1 rm
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classy production in the higrc
According to director Herb
the choices we make at the t
we live with these choices."
several turning points in the
Deedee (Shirley MacLaine),;
prominent ballet company, is
three children.
WHEN THE company arrii
performance and is reunite)
Bancroft), an aging but dete
find that Deedee has an inten
beat her out of the lead part
pregnant and married Way
the world of ballet for the v
This subdued jealousy an<
Deedee's daughter Emilia (1
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Entertainment Editor
lagnificently directly film, mixi
voven story of intense rivalry i
1 competitors. In this film the
nd Anne Bancroft prove their
Tformances as the two old
rd nominations under its belt,
est Acress, "The Turning
scar show. For the movie,
i at Bush River Mall is a (
5t sense of the word.
ert Ross, the film is "about
:urning points in life and how
Indeed the film examines
lives of several persons,
a former dancer with a
: nnw i* married hAiicnmifn
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/es in her town for a show she gc
d with old friends including E
rmined veteran dancer. As the
se jealousy for Emma because
in a prestigious show. Deedee
ne (Tom Skerritt), a former c
vorld of motherhood.
i hostility between the two wor
^eslie Browne). Emilia begins
By BILL DOUGLAS
Gamecock Staff Writer
'Moonchildren,'a show
at Workshop Theatre,
spreads itself thin. T1
characters with very littl
^ they are.
The play is concerne
! \ students sharing an aj
during the anti-war mo
ground the residents met
war, but even that's ii
Rettie (Mike Collins) ge
draft board to stop by fo
letter to himself for a wl
his girlfriend Kathy, pla;
starts naving doubts ab
starts having doubts abc
involved with another
according to the rest of
name.
THE PLAY also focu
man, a math major wh
until he begins to read b
Norman adopts Ho CI
warfare tactics and ta
march to snipe a few pc
not before he meets Sh
has a habit of sitting urn
in the peace movement f
'Moonchildren' ofter
tangents, particularly <
comic relief men Mike (
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story slowly unfolds we 1 ljE|
s years ago the latter
meanwhile has become MjB
lanrflr himcolf orifl lof
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nen finds an outlet in
to show promise as a
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is a comedy-drama that qu
he audience is exposed to
le explanation of who or what ^
td with a group of college
>artment in 1966 and 1967, x
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veineiu. me oniy common
it on is their opposition to the
1 doubt when resident Bob <
its an invitation by the local a
r a physical. Bob keeps the m,
lile, but is later found out by M:
yed by McKenzie Prince. He hii
out the movement so Kathy ga
iut Bob. She reluctantly gets hii
resident named Dick, who he
the residents, lives up to his i
of
th<
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? r.?w "wi mi
0 feels irrelevant in society th;
ooks about Vietnam history. be
li-Minh's ideas on guerilla he
kes a revolver to a peace
ilicemen. He is stopped, but fir
elly (Tracy Salisbury), who Tr
ier tables and acts as if she's
or the hell of it. pl<
1 rambles off into wild wl
a scene with the cast's two no
Dan Drachler) and "Cootie" he
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The real show, however, belo;
Deen a dynamic performer in
Deedee is sensitive and full of
daughter. The inner struggles s
not to fence her out of her own
feldon Home). Mike and "Cootie"
ent's free spirits who will do just abo
laugh. They interrupt people whi
ike prances around the room with
liet people down.
Mike and "Cootie" are shallow char
lack of depth and insight about the t\
:pth is present in all the characters w
ception of Dick, who has been labe
irasite by just about everyone he li
CONTROVERSY is avoided through
sometimes comic, sometimes
anner. Controversy is humorously
ike and "Cootie" prevent Norman
mself on fire in protest to the war
soline container with water. When T
mself with the "gasoline" and lights
does is singe his wrist.
Controversy is disappointingly averl
the lovers' triangle of Dick, Kathy a
e time romps tn ripnl with cUnotir
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urry (Wally Rodriguez) pays a visit
at his mother is dying of cancer. K
cause Bob leaves to see his mother
r so she leaves the apartment and
The acting in the play is credible,
le performances by Norman, Bill Nc
acy Salisbury; and Bob, Mike Coll
'Moonchildren' is a play that has 1
>ts. Greater concentration on th
rich could have been that youth of 1
t as "together" as they seemed to I
lped the play.
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WHAT5 M -THIS STORI
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and fill
i is taken under Emma's wi
en more as Deedee begins to 1
nd wishes she were a dancer ?
gets thicker as Deedee and
Emilia can receive prop<
tong other things, Emilia i:
ana graceful dancer in
ov).
)EE LONGS to be a dancer
s if _ marriage was the right
ing replaced by younger <
out of her livelihood. Emilia
nding sex and a possible
upany. Director Ross seizes c
ese three lives and explores
"The Turning Point" is a sh
i play than a movie. Tastefi
are numerous ballet perfo
las the opportunity to see the
shnikov, the heir apparent to
iar-old dancer , delivers a
ner own with Baryshnikc
tie is a beautiful newcomer
ng gazes are enough to startl<
ngs to MacLaine and Bancrof
any role and this is no exce
motion as she tries to pr<
he experiences can be seen at
life.
See TUR
are the apart
ut anything for
le talking and
a bullhorn to
acters because
vo. The lack of
ith the possible HMHH
led a jerk and
ves with. ^^?5
lout the olav in I
disappointing H /
ischewed when I A
i from setting wk
by filling the I fll
Gorman douses fej J|jf
; the match all H MB
ted in the case H Sl|
nd Bob. When 9ft
m, Bob's Uncle H 55S
to inform Bob
athy gets mad Bmnot
without telling
Dick.
especially the
luman; Shelly,
ins.
oo manv snh.
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the 1960s were
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Feel rather worthless as
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Emilia journey to New
sr dancing instruction.
>ecomes involved with a
the company (Mikhail
again and continually
thing. Emma is fading
dancers, is slowly being
is just beginning to
career in the ballet
>n these turning points in
; them thoroughly.
Dw-moving film ? more
ully mixed in with the
rmances and the movie
remarkable dancing of
i Nureyev. Browne, an
strong performance and
v in the dancing scenes.
to the screen and her
e a viewer out of his seat,
t. MacLainehas always
option. Her portrayal of
wide guidance for her
> she pleads with Emilia
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