Mao's Last Dancer
Bruce Beresford
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Plot Summary
Two-time Academy Award®-nominated director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy) celebrates the inspirational true story of ballet dancer Li Cunxin in this stunning adaptation of Li’s best-selling autobiography. When granted the opportunity of a lifetime to train with the renowned Houston Ballet, eighteen-year-old Li leaves behind a life of poverty and oppression in Communist China to embark on a transformative journey to the West, where he soars to stardom and meets the love of his life. But he soon learns that his quest for freedom must come at a price.
Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
TOMATOMETER
55%- Reviews Counted: 73
- Fresh: 40
- Rotten: 33
- Average Rating: 6.1/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: The final image -- a freeze frame of a pas de deux staged to resemble a triumphal Communist poster -- perfectly captures the film's overall effect: it's strenuously brainless.
Fresh: Feel-good movie about a Chinese dancer presses all the right buttons.
Rotten: Mao's Last Dancer means well, but it stumbles between genres.
Fresh: Mao's Last Dancer is a masterpiece.
Customer Reviews
Uplifting.
A really inspiring story, well told. And it reminds you of how far China has come in such a short while. Well worth watching.
great movie
loved this movie. highly recommend.
Fantastic!!
I would highly recommend this extremely interesting and inspiring movie. It reminded me of the high value of freedom and family. The film truly warmed my heart.
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