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      Mao's Last Dancer

      PG Released Aug 20, 2010 1h 57m Biography Drama List
      56% 78 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score The ballet life of Li Cunxin begins when he 11, taken from his peasant family in rural China to train in Beijing, and he defects to the United States as a cultural exchange student as a young man. Read More Read Less

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      Mao's Last Dancer has a stirring story to tell, but excessive sentimentality and leaden pacing keep this biopic from hitting its marks gracefully.

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      Gabrielle T Mao's last dancer was very moving and inspiring. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/07/23 Full Review Peter GW F We were fascinated and amazed at this wonderful real-life story presentation. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/23 Full Review jeri v Very weak : the book was a powerful document of the intense level of control and suffering of this period of China's political history. Starvation and limitations rampant: none of this is conveyed. The pain and fears of the students that were endured are left out. There is little reference to Li's physical, political, and other personal struggles that both motivated and stressed him. The result then, seems shallow and almost trite Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/26/23 Full Review Audience Member I can tell when I really like a movie because it is with me for hours after watching it. I was expecting a mediocre movie but was pleasantly surprised with good acting, being able to tell the story of Li Cunxin's life & good character depth. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review tony h People such as the critics who claim to have found fault with this movie clearly are not thinking about THE BIGGER PICTURE, which therefore makes it clear why this movie has been made this way. For a start, it's a true story; -Get real! -With its greater context especially, this is a great film with a very great and wonderfully humane, achingly poignant story to tell. Think about it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Top notch casting; clear storyline; clarity of time and place during flashback; unassailable care in ballet choreography and performance; superb all around Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald Rated: 2/4 Jan 31, 2011 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Woefully creaky and corny. Rated: C- Oct 12, 2010 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Biography in pas de deux. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 19, 2022 Full Review Jana Monji Age of the Geek This is an inspiring, sensitive look at a man who rose through chance and determination and gave up everything for a brief career center stage as a principal ballet dancer in America and then Australia. Rated: 4/5 Aug 14, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com It's easy to understand why Sardi compresses the story, however, the compression leaves the film's dramatic arc at times feeling rushed. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 15, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis The ballet life of Li Cunxin begins when he 11, taken from his peasant family in rural China to train in Beijing, and he defects to the United States as a cultural exchange student as a young man.
      Director
      Bruce Beresford
      Producer
      Troy Lum
      Screenwriter
      Jan Sardi
      Distributor
      Samuel Goldwyn Company
      Production Co
      Great Scott Productions Pty. Ltd.
      Rating
      PG (Incidental Smoking|A Brief Violent Image|Language|Some Sensuality)
      Genre
      Biography, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 20, 2010, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 23, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $4.8M
      Runtime
      1h 57m
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