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Mao's Last Dancer
Year:
Duration:
Canada:117 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:117 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama | Music | Romance
IMDB rate:
7.4
Director:
Bruce Beresford
Awards:
7 wins & 19 nominations
Details
Country: Australia
Release Date: 2009-10-01
Filming Locations: Acer Arena, Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $199,657 (USA) (22 August 2010)
Gross: $4,806,750 (USA) (5 December 2010)
Cast
Actor
Character
Chi Cao
Li - as an adult
Bruce Greenwood
Ben Stevenson
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Cynthia Dodds
Christopher Kirby
Mason (as Chris Kirby)
Suzie Steen
Betty Lou
Madeleine Eastoe
Lori
Aden Young
Dilworth
Wen Bin Huang
Li - as a child
Shu Guang Liang
Jing Tring - 8 yrs
Ye Wang
Cunfar - 14 yrs
Neng Neng Zhang
Gong Mei
Wan Shi Xu
Shen Yu
Shao Wei Yi
Yang Ping
Hui Cong Zhan
Teacher Song
Ji Feng Sun
Headmaster
Zhi Xue Chai
Official Guan
Chang Suo Zhang
Official Chan Feng
Jie Cheng
Official Yu
Joan Chen
Niang
Shuangbao Wang
Dia (as Shuang Bao Wang)
Zheng Nong Yang
Cunyuan - 21 yrs
Yang Li
Cunmao - 19 yrs
Wen Bin Zhang
Cunsang - 17 yrs
Ferdinand Hoang
Consul Zhang
Tian Xia
Door Soldier
Yue Hu
Long Face Boy
Jia Hui Zhang
Clumsy Somersault Boy
Hang Yu
Boy Candidate
Bao Li
Advisor Xu
Hao Tian Xue
Shing Hua - 11 yrs
Hui Min Tian
Chung Jun Town Leader
Yu Qi Zhang
Chan Lan District Chief
Hong Tao Wang
Cuncia
Ping Chen
Miss So
Peng Cao
Mr. Hung
Su Zhang
Teacher Chan
Ming Yue Ma
Lau - 11 yrs
Jian Wang
Su - 11 yrs
Chang He
Tong - 11 yrs
Jun Ming Tian
Lujun - 12 yrs
Xi Guo Wu
Director Wang
Gang Jiao
Teacher Gao
Chengwu Guo
Li - as a teenager
Jun Ping Zhu
Mistress Chiu Ho
Meng Ni Yang
Shing Hua - 15 yrs
Zu Quan Kou
Lau - 15 yrs
Cheng Yue Zhu
Su - 15 yrs
Long Dai
Tong - 15 yrs
Hong Jian Li
Lujun - 16 yrs
Steven Heathcote
Bobby
Xiuqing Yue
Madame Official (as Xiu Qing Yue)
Jun Long Kang
Madame's Companion
Meng Wang
Bow Shooter
Feng Qi Ma
Cobbler
Ya Xuan Xu
Shing Hua - 19 yrs
Jia Yong Sun
Lau - 19 yrs
Ke Zhu
Su - 19 yrs
Lu Ning Chen
Tong - 19 yrs
Hong Tao Lin
Lujun - 20 yrs
Camilla Vergotis
Mary
Fan Wang
Chinese Translator
Xiao Dong Tian
Cunfar - 21 yrs
Huai Ping Yang
Jing Tring - 15 yrs
Amanda Schull
Elizabeth
Monica Curran
Mrs. Tan
Lucy Egger
MC / Orlofski
Alice Parkinson
Assistant Stage Manager
Kip Gamblin
David
Paul Stanhope
Swan Lake Conductor
Kyle MacLachlan
Charles Foster
Deni Hines
Anita Jones
Peter Steele
Press Photographer
Michael Moore
Maítre D'
Jon-Claire Lee
Vice Consul Lan
Min Lu
Security Guard #1
Robin Choi
Security Guard #2 (as Rob Choi)
Ron Lee
Security Guard #3
Cory Vi
Security Guard #4
Cheuk-Fai Chan
Security Guard #5
Sean Huling Chen
Security Guard #6
Quan Tran
Consul Duty Officer
Jack Thompson
Judge Woodrow Seals
Gibson Nolte
China Desk Officer
Ted Maynard
Newsreader
Nick McKay
TV Reporter
Nicholas Hammond
TV Reporter
Chad H. Loxsom
FBI Man
Leslie Bell
TV Presenter
Ian Meadows
WTC Backstage Manager
George Ellis
Houston Ballet Conductor
John Thwaites
Senator
Jane Harders
Senator's Wife
Leanne Atkins
Reception Guest
Dan Yang Cong
The Boy Who Asks
Kismet Bourne
Member, The Australian Ballet
Gina Brescianini
Member, The Australian Ballet
Juliet Burnett
Member, The Australian Ballet
Jacinta Christos
Member, The Australian Ballet
Eloise Fryer
Member, The Australian Ballet
Amy Harris
Member, The Australian Ballet
Natalie Hill
Member, The Australian Ballet
Halaina Hills
Member, The Australian Ballet
Miwako Kubota
Member, The Australian Ballet
Natasha Kusen
Member, The Australian Ballet
Melissa Lenehan
Member, The Australian Ballet
Brooke Lockett
Member, The Australian Ballet
Heidi Martin
Member, The Australian Ballet
Frances Murphy
Member, The Australian Ballet
Gabriella Raetz
Member, The Australian Ballet
Sharni Spencer
Member, The Australian Ballet
Dana Stephensen
Member, The Australian Ballet
Leanne Stojmenov
Member, The Australian Ballet
Laura Tong
Member, The Australian Ballet
Alice Topp
Member, The Australian Ballet
Stephanie Williams
Member, The Australian Ballet
Vivienne Wong
Member, The Australian Ballet
Adam Blanch
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Kevin Chen
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Chylie Cooper
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Emmee Dillon
Member, Sydney Dance Company (as Emee Dillon)
Connor Dowling
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Annabel Knight
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Johanna Lee
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Teagan Lowe
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Reed Luplau
Member, Sydney Dance Company (as Reed Laplau)
Veronica Mahon
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Shaun Parker
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Jan Pinkerton
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Matthew Trent
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Simon Turner
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Kalman Warhaft
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Jason Wilcock
Member, Sydney Dance Company
Sam Anderson
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Bush
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Bush
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andrew Fritz
Bar Worker (uncredited)
Laurence Fuller
Aspiring Dancer (uncredited)
Graham Gall
Audience Member (uncredited)
Tony Hall
Office Worker (uncredited)
Brenda Kuciemba
Concert Patron (uncredited)
Zedong Mao
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Suzi-Ann Ryan
Dancer (uncredited)
Kay Salem
Galleria Shopper (uncredited)
Chloe Traicos
Frizzy Head Girl (uncredited)
Cleave Williams
Texas Security (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Chi Cao's parents were two of Cunxin Li's former teachers at the Beijing Dance Academy. Li wanted Cao to portray him.
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Joan Chen is friends with Charles Foster's wife, actress Ye Chen. They worked together in the Shanghai Film Studio. Charles Foster is portrayed in the film by Kyle MacLachlan, who previously worked with Joan Chen in Twin Peaks (1990).
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Joan Chen and Cunxin Li share similar experiences in life: both were born in 1961, they were picked at a young age to pursue an artistic career and they both came to the United States in 1981.
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Goofs
In the book Li spoke of Ben's apartment close to the studio, which at the time was near the intersection of Kirby Drive and Richmond Avenue, on Colquitt. The movie has Ben in a rather opulent ranch style house in a spacious subdivision resembling Sugar Land or Katy rather than the older mix of residential and commercial properties among Montrose, West University, the heights, and the Galleria.
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When his parents came from China to Houston, Li was dancing "Le Sacre du Printemps (Rite of Spring)". According to Li's book, he danced Nutcracker at the time of that surprise visit.
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Li's teacher gave him a video cassette so Li could watch ballets performed by Russian dancers. VCRs only became popular in the west in the mid seventies. It would be impossible for the teacher to have his own copy of video tape in China in the early seventies.
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Quotes
Li - as an adult: Ben not understand. He's too much in love with China
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Li - as an adult: If I have a dream, it's to be able to go back one day
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Li - as an adult: Um... this all me?
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Faq
Q
Where is Li Cunxin today?
A
At the end of the movie, it notes: 'He and Mary McKendry married and now live in Australia with their three children.' According to his official website, http://licunxin.com/, Li enrolled in accounting and financial courses, looking forward to his career after dancing. He retired from the Australian Ballet in 1998 and is now a senior manager at a stockbroking firm in Australia and does motivational speaking on the side.
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
Q
Is 'Mao's Last Dancer' based on a book?
A
Yes. Mao's Last Dancer is based on the 2003 autobiography of China-born ballet dancer, Li Cunxin [b.1961]. The book was adapted for the movie by Australian screenwriter Jan Sardi.
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