Mao's Last Dancer
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Mao's Last Dancer is a biographical drama film based on the life of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin, depicting his rise from poverty in Maoist China to international stardom and personal freedom in the West.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mao's Last Dancer canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biographical drama film
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film ⓘ |
| about |
ballet
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cultural revolution legacy ⓘ immigration and identity ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Actor (AFI Awards nomination for Chi Cao)
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Best Feature Film (AFI Awards nomination) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Mao's Last Dancer (memoir)
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life of Li Cunxin ⓘ |
| castMember |
Amanda Schull
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Bruce Greenwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Chi Cao NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Chen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyle MacLachlan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wen Bin Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Peter James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Christopher Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| director | Bruce Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Hopscotch Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mark Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Shanghai
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Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | life from poverty to international ballet stardom ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
art as a path to freedom
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clash between communism and Western values ⓘ family loyalty and sacrifice ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Li Cunxin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
defection to the West
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personal freedom ⓘ |
| producer | Jane Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hopscotch Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | Toronto International Film Festival 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 117 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jan Sardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Maoist China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
China
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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