I mostly sided w/ DeeDee b/c it was easy to understand how she felt. But then as I saw glimpses of Emma's life - her married lover that no longer wanted to be w/ her at least not forever the way she now wanted, being made to feel too old against all these young up & coming ballerinas, I felt for her too. The argument & then the fight was great to see, but during that I didn't side w/ either. I think thru that it was revealed that neither one really had the right to blame eachother for their own choices, is how I saw it. I also didn't think Emma acted out of line w/ DeeDee's daughter, but was acting only as a Godmother. When she cares for the girl when she's drunk, she's doing so b/c she seems to really care, not to spite DeeDee or push her aside b/c she didn't even know she was backstage.
I have next to no interest in ballet, but I really enjoyed this movie, b/c I think most women can relate to all 3 women in the film, especially DeeDee & Emma. Who doesn't have somebody in their life that they can't resist comparing themselves to or wondering if the grass is greener had they made the same sort of decisions she had - who hasn't wanted to have it all?!
"Are you going to your grave with unlived lives in your veins?" ~ The Good Girl
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