| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 113 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
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3/4 in |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
"R-110478-9" |
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Based on the autobiography "Mao's last dancer" by Li Cunxin |
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Includes bonus features: Behind the scenes - the making of ; photo gallery ; deleted scenes, theatrical trailer |
| Credits |
Directed by Bruce Beresford ; Produced by Jane Scott |
| Cast |
Chi Cao, Joan Chen, Kyle MacLachlan, Bruce Greenwood |
| Notes |
Rated: PG |
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Region 4 ; PAL |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
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In English and Mandarin with English subtitles. English captions and audio description (feature only) |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Li, Cunxin, 1961- -- Drama.
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Ballet dancers -- China -- Biography.
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Defectors -- China -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Biographies.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Cao, Chi
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Chen, Joan, 1961-
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MacLachlan, Kyle, 1959-
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Greenwood, Bruce, 1956-
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Beresford, Bruce.
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Roadshow Entertainment (Firm)
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