Oscar-nominated drama starring Shirley Mac Laine & Anne Bancroft. As young dancers, they were best friends & fierce rivals. Deedee (Mac Laine) left the stage for marriage & motherhood while Emma (Bancroft) would become an international ballet icon. When Deedee's teenage daughter (Leslie Browne) is invited to join Emma's dance company & begins an affair with a young Russian star (Mikhail Baryshnikov), the two women are forced to confront the choices they've made, the resentments they've hidden & the emotional truths they must face.