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Mao's Last Dancer

User rating: 4.18 39 Reviews | Write a Review

In Theaters: August 20, 2010

PG | Drama | 1h 57m

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Based on 191 votes and 39 reviews.


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User rating: July 29, 2010

Loved this movie -- so well done. A keeper for lovers of dance movies.

User rating: July 27, 2010

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.

User rating: July 22, 2010

Although this is an intriguing and inspiring story, the acting and the dialogue failed to move me; the dancing was superb but I did not connect with the characters....I read the book first and it had a much stronger impact.

User rating: July 22, 2010

A great story.

User rating: July 20, 2010

An excellent movie, with really really good performances.

User rating: July 16, 2010

Very touching, beautiful movie. Very well done.

User rating: July 15, 2010

touching and entertaining

User rating: July 14, 2010

Wonderful scenes of dancing and a great historical movie.

User rating: July 11, 2010

An interesting biographical piece though I'm not keen on modern ballet.

User rating: July 8, 2010

interesting engaging story