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Mao's Last Dancer (2009) 7.1
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Metascore: 55/100
Reviews: 50 user | 103 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In ... See full summary » Director:Bruce Beresford |
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Chi Cao | ... | |
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Penne Hackforth-Jones | ... |
Cynthia Dodds
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Mason
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Madeleine Eastoe | ... |
Lori
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Dilworth
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Wen Bin Huang | ... | |
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Shu Guang Liang | ... |
Jing Tring - 8 yrs
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Ye Wang | ... |
Cunfar - 14 yrs
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Neng Neng Zhang | ... |
Gong Mei
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Wan Shi Xu | ... |
Shen Yu
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Shao Wei Yi | ... |
Yang Ping
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Hui Cong Zhan | ... |
Teacher Song
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Ji Feng Sun | ... |
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A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he managed to defect and went on to perform as a principal dancer for the Houston Ballet and as a principal artist with the Australian Ballet. Written by Anonymous
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Before You Can Fly You Have To Be Free.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for a brief violent image, some sensuality, language and incidental smoking | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
AustraliaRelease Date:
1 October 2009 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
El prodigio See more »Filming Locations:
Acer Arena, Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$199,657 (USA) (20 August 2010)Gross:
$4,806,750 (USA) (3 December 2010)Company Credits
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Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Piano Trio
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Chi Cao's parents were two of Cunxin Li's former teachers at the Beijing Dance Academy. Li wanted Cao to portray him. See more »Goofs
A scene in a bar has Cunxin talking with a friend who offers Cunxin a Pepsi. Cunxin takes a sip, then lets the straw fall into the bottle. When the shot cuts to the reverse, the straw is sticking out a long way from the bottle without being held. When the shot cuts back, the straw is down again. See more »Soundtracks
"Piano Trio in B-Flat major, K502 1. Allegro"Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Piano Trio
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Diane and I saw this excellent movie at Paradiso in Northbridge two days ago and we both were entranced by the beauty and sensitivity of Mao's Last Dancer. I admit that I was none too anxious about seeing this film about dancing but after the opening scenes in rural China and a quick cut to Li Cunxin and early dance years and I had become a total fan of the movie. Beresford's direction married to the acting and dancing ability of Chi Cao result in a movie about dance but that theme is only the canvas upon which this moving and quite dramatic story unfolds. The resulting movie is far, far more complex than I thought as I entered the theatre. Yes, of course, the ballet sequences are glorious to watch but this film, as I said, is not just about dancing. The script explores international politics, domestic trauma, family bonds, interpersonal tension and these are only my random memories. At the start of the film, I could not believe that so many hugely dramatic instances could flow from the life of a young man born into less than salubrious circumstances in rural China. There are many different scenes; Beresford edited the film in fast sequences and the total is amazingly complicated; I am in awe of such a complex life so richly lived. Put Mao's Last Dancer on your must-see list!