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Although nominated for 11 Academy Awards, the film is now often accused of being [[Soap Opera]] on pointes.
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=== This Movie Contains Examples of: ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Sometimes so close as to verge on [[As Himself]]. Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne and Daniel Levans (Arnold, the annoying choreographer) were all with American Ballet Theatre at the time, while James Mitchell (Michael) had danced with the company in the 1950s.
** In addition, Leslie Browne is playing the daughter of a character based on her own mother, Isabel Brown.
* [[Agony of the Feet]]: Emma grumbles about what ballet does to dancers' feet. Later, we see Emilia nearly sobbing in pain just from DeeDee trying to bandage her battered toes.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Screenwriter Arthur Laurents' novelization includes considerable [[Word of Gay]], making it clear that Wayne is a gay man who married to save face, and that Michael, despite being Emma's former lover, is now partnered with the company's male ballet master.
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