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Mao's last dancer

Tells the story of Li Cunxin, a peasant boy from rural China who taken to Beijing to study ballet by Madame Mao's cultural delegates, and who later defected to the United States.

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  • "Maos last dancer"
  • "Maos last dancer"@en
  • "Maos letzter Tänzer"
  • "Dernier danseur de Mao"@en
  • "El último bailarín de Mao"
  • "Dernier danseur de Mao (V.F.)"@en

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  • "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."
  • "Li, die tijdens de Culturele Revolutie opgroeit in armoede in China, wordt op zijn elfde geselecteerd voor de strenge balletacademie van Mao's vrouw. Als uitwisselingsstudent gaat hij naar de Verenigde Staten waar hij de vrijheid omarmt en weigert terug te keren naar China."
  • "Tells the story of Li Cunxin, a peasant boy from rural China who taken to Beijing to study ballet by Madame Mao's cultural delegates, and who later defected to the United States."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "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."
  • ""1972, dans un village de la Chine rurale. Li Cunxin, garçonnet d'origines modestes, est invité par le gouvernement à suivre une formation de danse classique à Beijing. À l'issue du programme, il est choisi par son institution pour participer à l'un des premiers échanges étudiants avec les États-Unis. Sous la tutelle de Ben Stevenson, directeur du Houston Ballet, le jeune danseur s'épanouit et en vient à remettre en question sa fidélité envers son pays." [(c) Médiafilm] [SDM]."
  • "Based on an inspiring true story, this emotionally powerful crowd-pleaser emerged as one of the year's most talked-about independent films. It's the fascinating and epic tale of Li Cunxin, a peasant boy from rural China who beats impossible odds to become a world-renowned ballet dancer. Through breathtaking talent and sheer determination, Li makes his way to the United States; but when he falls in love with an American woman, he must risk everything to remain in the land of the free."
  • "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."@en
  • "Feature film from Australia. Drama. Based on the life and career of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin who, selected during the Cultural Revolution to be trained at Beijing's dance academy, defected to the USA."
  • "Basada en hechos reales. Li Cunxin fue rescatado a los once años de una aldea china por delegados culturales de Mao y enviado a estudiar ballet a Pekín. Después de años de durísimo aprendizaje, se convirtió en uno de los mejores bailarines del mundo. Aclamado al principio como un héroe de la China comunista, acabó siendo acusado de traición porque, durante un intercambio cultural con Texas, se enamoró de una norteamericana e intentó quedarse en los Estados Unidos. (FILMAFFINITY)."
  • "Based on the autobiography Mao's last dancer 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."
  • "Anfang der 70er Jahre wird der elfjährige Li Cunxin in der chinesischen Provinz von Talentsuchern entdeckt und für sieben Jahre zum harten Training auf die Ballett-Akademie von Peking geschickt. Als er die einmalige Chance erhält, an einem Kulturaustausch mit den USA teilzunehmen, erlebt er am Ballett von Houston die persönliche und künstlerische Freiheit, von der er in seiner Heimat nicht einmal zu träumen wagte. Li avanciert zum umjubelten Star, lernt seine erste grosse Liebe kennen und geniesst sein neues Leben. Doch plötzlich tauchen seine Landsleute auf und setzen ihn unter Druck: Li muss entscheiden, ob er bereit ist, für sein neues Leben den höchsten Preis zu zahlen. (Quelle: cede.ch)."
  • "Li Cunxin, der Sohn armer Bauern, wird Anfang der 70er-Jahre in der chinesischen Provinz von Talentsuchern entdeckt und nach Peking auf die Ballettakademie geschickt. Dort erwartet ihn harter Drill, aber auch die Chance, am Ende seiner Ausbildung für ein Austauschjahr in die USA zu reisen. In Houston erlebt Li seinen Durchbruch als Tänzer. Bald will er den american way of life nicht mehr missen. Das missfällt den Kadern im chinesischen Konsulat. Sie sperren ihn ein und setzen ihn unter Druck. Als Washington interveniert, kommt Li frei, darf aber nicht mehr zurück in seine Heimat. Er heiratet und verfolgt seine Tanz-Karriere im Westen. Erst die allmähliche Öffnung Chinas löst auch sein Familiendrama: Seine Eltern können ihn in Houston besuchen. Heute lebt Li als Börsenmakler in Australien. Das konventionelle Biopic setzt auf prächtig inszenierte Tanz-Szenen und große Gefühle, enthält sich aber rührseligen Kitsches. Und jeder Polit-Propaganda. Regisseur Bruce Beresford zeichnet ein differenziertes Bild des chinesischen Alltags im Spätmaoismus und danach. Ebenso wenig erscheinen die USA als Gelobtes Land: Lis Kulturschock bei der Ankunft wird ausgiebig dargestellt. So weitet sich seine Lebensgeschichte zum einfühlsamen Porträt einer ganzen Generation, die auf Chinas Achterbahnfahrt von der Kulturrevolution zum Manchester-Kapitalismus kräftig durchgeschüttelt wird. (www.kultiversum.de, 22.3.11)."
  • "The story of Li Cunxin's journey from a boy in a poor Chinese village to international ballet stardom."
  • "Based on an inspiring true story, this emotionally powerful crowd-pleaser emerged as one of the year's most talked about independent films. It's the fascinating and epic tale of Li Cunxin, a peasant boy from rural China who beats impossible odds to become a world-renowned ballet dancer. Through breathtaking talent and sheer determination, Li makes his way to the United States, but when he falls in love with an American woman, he must risk everything to remain in the land of the free."@en
  • "Based on an inspiring true story, this emotionally powerful crowd-pleaser emerged as one of the year's most talked about independent films. It's the fascinating and epic tale of Li Cunxin, a peasant boy from rural China who beats impossible odds to become a world-renowned ballet dancer. Through breathtaking talent and sheer determination, Li makes his way to the United States, but when he falls in love with an American woman, he must risk everything to remain in the land of the free."
  • "This is the true story of how that one moment in time, by the thinnest thread of chance, changed the course of a small boy's life in ways beyond description. One day he would dance with some of the greatest ballet companies of the world. One day he would be a friend to a president and first lady, movie stars, and some of the most influential people in America. One day he would himself become a star."
  • "Rated: PG (Infrequent mild violence and coarse language). Summary: "From internationally acclaimed Australian film director Bruce Beresford comes the inspirational true story of a small boy's extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. From a gruelling apprenticeship as a classical dancer in communist China, to the glory of creative freedom in America. But, there is a painful price to be paid for his quest for self expression" -- Cover."

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  • "Mao's last dancer Maos letzter Tänzer"
  • "Mao's last dancer"@en
  • "Mao's last dancer"

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