Chicago – “The Lady” is a textbook example of a missed opportunity. It assembles a talented cast and crew to tell the story of Aung San Suu Kyi, an extraordinary woman who sacrificed everything—including her own freedom—in order to bring democracy to her homeland of Burma. Her life story deserves far more than an episodic biopic, but that’s exactly what it receives here.
Director Luc Besson is an odd choice for this subject matter, considering his filmography favors plot-driven action over character-driven drama. Though this picture runs over two hours, every scene seems determined to finish up before the next commercial break. Nothing is expanded upon or embellished. It is the SparkNotes equivalent of cinema. The best it can do is inspire viewers to seek out the rest of the story for themselves.
Blu-ray Rating: 2.5/5.0
In the role of Suu Kyi, Michelle Yeoh projects her typically ageless beauty and grace,...
Director Luc Besson is an odd choice for this subject matter, considering his filmography favors plot-driven action over character-driven drama. Though this picture runs over two hours, every scene seems determined to finish up before the next commercial break. Nothing is expanded upon or embellished. It is the SparkNotes equivalent of cinema. The best it can do is inspire viewers to seek out the rest of the story for themselves.
Blu-ray Rating: 2.5/5.0
In the role of Suu Kyi, Michelle Yeoh projects her typically ageless beauty and grace,...
- 10/17/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Third poster for Luc Besson's The Lady, starring Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis. Scripted by Rebecca Frayn, the biographical drama comes out in the U.S. on April 13th via Cohen Media Group, with a cast also including Jonathan Raggett, Jonathan Woodhouse, Susan Wooldridge and Benedict Wong. The Lady was nominated for a Satellite Award in 2011 for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, and is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. It is also the epic story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democracy movement. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end...
- 2/29/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Third poster for Luc Besson's The Lady, starring Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis. Scripted by Rebecca Frayn, the biographical drama comes out in the U.S. on April 13th via Cohen Media Group, with a cast also including Jonathan Raggett, Jonathan Woodhouse, Susan Wooldridge and Benedict Wong. The Lady was nominated for a Satellite Award in 2011 for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, and is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. It is also the epic story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democracy movement. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end...
- 2/29/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Third poster for Luc Besson's The Lady, starring Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis. Scripted by Rebecca Frayn, the biographical drama comes out in the U.S. on April 13th via Cohen Media Group, with a cast also including Jonathan Raggett, Jonathan Woodhouse, Susan Wooldridge and Benedict Wong. The Lady was nominated for a Satellite Award in 2011 for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, and is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. It is also the epic story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democracy movement. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end...
- 2/29/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
EuropaCorp has released a new trailer for Luc Besson’s Oscar bait “The Lady”, starring David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett, and Michelle Yeoh as the real-life Aung San Suu Kyi. If you’re like me, you’ll be sitting through the film’s 2-hour-plus running time waiting for Yeoh to suddenly hop into the air and double kick some fools. They’ll never see it coming! Alas, I don’t think that’s going to happen. Oh well. On the bright side, this could very well be the pinnacle of Michelle Yeoh’s career. Good for her, I say, she definitely deserves it. The Lady is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. It is also the epic story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma’s democracy movement. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime,...
- 1/15/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
There are none so inspiring in recent political history than Burmese pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi who remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 out of 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010.
The Lady is Luc Besson’s heartbreaking but compelling love story about Daw Suu’s (“Mother Suu”) long-distance relationship with her British husband, the academic and writer Dr Michael Aris, set against political turmoil that ends in tragedy. We were honoured to meet former Bond girl and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Michelle Yeoh who not only plays one of the most important roles of her career as Daw Suu, but also got to meet The Lady herself under house arrest.
Here, Yeoh talks about that memorable meeting in Burma, her feelings on what Daw Suu personally gave up in her fight for her people’s freedom, as well as the poignant...
The Lady is Luc Besson’s heartbreaking but compelling love story about Daw Suu’s (“Mother Suu”) long-distance relationship with her British husband, the academic and writer Dr Michael Aris, set against political turmoil that ends in tragedy. We were honoured to meet former Bond girl and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star Michelle Yeoh who not only plays one of the most important roles of her career as Daw Suu, but also got to meet The Lady herself under house arrest.
Here, Yeoh talks about that memorable meeting in Burma, her feelings on what Daw Suu personally gave up in her fight for her people’s freedom, as well as the poignant...
- 12/23/2011
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Up until last year, film festivals had always been a bit of a mystery to me. I had gone to a few conventions before and been shown advanced screenings of films, but to actually go to an event where all you did was watch films seemed a bit beyond my reach. Didn’t help either that I had never really lived in areas with affordable or frequent festivals. That is, up until last year when I was introduced to AFI Fest. They hooked me in with free tickets and the promise of engaging cinema from around the world. To say I had fun is a bit of an understatement. As the credits to the last film rolled, I decided that I would come back next year in a more professional manner and write about it.
Which brings us to now. AFI Fest 2011 Presented by Audi is a little over a...
Which brings us to now. AFI Fest 2011 Presented by Audi is a little over a...
- 10/24/2011
- by Jonathan Hardesty
- Flickchart
We have added the new trailer for Luc Besson's Aung San Suu Kyi biographical drama "The Lady." The film tells the epic love story between between Burma's pro democracy leaeder Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) and her distant, but devoted husband, Michael Aris (David Thewlis)."The Lady" stars Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett, Jonathan Woodhouse, Susan Wooldridge and Benedict Wong.Watch the trailer for "The Lady" below;A Us and UK release date for "The Lady" has yet to be announced. It get it's first wide release in France from November 30th."The Lady" is an epic love story about how an extraordinary couple and family sacrifice their happiness at great human cost for a higher cause. This is the story of...
- 10/4/2011
- by Anthony Pearson
- Monsters and Critics
The Lady Trailer. Luc Besson‘s The Lady (2011) movie trailer stars Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett, Sahajak Boonthanakit, and William Hope. The Lady‘s plot synopsis: “The Lady is an epic love story about how an extraordinary couple and family sacrifice their happiness at great human cost for a higher cause. This is the story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. A story of devotion and human understanding set against a background of political turmoil which continues today. The Lady also is the story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma’s democracy movement.”
This looks like a very powerful drama. The violent subject matter in The Lady was shown in Rambo but now the viewer gets to see the oppression for vastly different,...
This looks like a very powerful drama. The violent subject matter in The Lady was shown in Rambo but now the viewer gets to see the oppression for vastly different,...
- 10/4/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
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