Mao’s Last Dancer
2009 · 117 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 8,410 VOTES · DIR. Bruce Beresford
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,013 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 (FOOTSTEPS)
00:07:00 Uh... niang, dia?
00:16:17 Li, you know, I'm not trying to influence you.
00:25:34 Hey, you wanna dance, Li?
00:39:38 - Hello. - Welcome to Beijing.
00:41:37 Its alright, I won't bite.
00:47:04 This, turn out.
00:49:15 Yeah, yeah. Very good. Very good. Alright?
00:52:41 Very good.
00:54:38 And be sure to finish on the music.
00:57:26 (AUDIENCE TTTERS NERVOUSLY)
01:03:21 will be posted today, but Li wil be guesting Bobby's role.
01:07:24 but that's the last option I'd recommend
01:09:46 WOMAN: Mr Stevenson
01:11:39 it's all my doing, just to keep you here.
01:14:34 OK.
01:16:42 I thnk we should just go and let the Chinese deal with it.
01:19:41 that Li Cunxin has decided to return home to China.
01:22:07 that Charles Foster is here?
01:28:13 Wow! Did he say anything about me?
01:31:15 (COCKS GUN)
01:35:05 I love you too.
01:38:24 Thank you.
01:48:39 Ni hao.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,013
Dialogue density8.7 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:48:39
Production Record
DirectorBruce Beresford
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25,000,000
Revenue$23,900,000
IMDb votes8,410