TY - JOUR
T1 - Framing Mao's Last dancer as a musical biopic
AU - Spirou, Penny
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This paper frames Mao's Last Dancer as a musical biopic (biographical film), conforming to the narrative structures of the musical genre film. Mao's Last Dancer is one of the few Australian films considered to be a musical biopic (the others include Shine, Doing Time for Patsy Cline and The Sapphires), however the film is not set in nor refers to Australia. Instead, the film follows the life of ballet dancer, Li Cunxin, and his transition from communist China to the USA. As demonstrated in this paper, the soundtrack of Mao's Last Dancer reflects the geographical movement of the protagonist as well as Cunxin's emotional journey.
AB - This paper frames Mao's Last Dancer as a musical biopic (biographical film), conforming to the narrative structures of the musical genre film. Mao's Last Dancer is one of the few Australian films considered to be a musical biopic (the others include Shine, Doing Time for Patsy Cline and The Sapphires), however the film is not set in nor refers to Australia. Instead, the film follows the life of ballet dancer, Li Cunxin, and his transition from communist China to the USA. As demonstrated in this paper, the soundtrack of Mao's Last Dancer reflects the geographical movement of the protagonist as well as Cunxin's emotional journey.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84924352385&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/17503175.2014.905052
DO - 10.1080/17503175.2014.905052
M3 - Article
SN - 1750-3175
VL - 8
SP - 56
EP - 69
JO - Studies in Australasian Cinema
JF - Studies in Australasian Cinema
IS - 1
ER -