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The Lady (2011)

dir: Luc Besson

The story of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and the academic and writer Michael Aris; a true story of love set against political turmoil.

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5 stars

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Mutt Mutt rated The Lady

6 stars

liam-lacey liam-lacey added a review of The Lady

Contrast this to "The Iron Lady," a film which managed to be both obnoxiously condescending and flattering to the divisive British leader Margaret Thatcher, and left those of all politica... Read the review

liam-lacey liam-lacey rated The Lady

3 stars

roger-ebert roger-ebert added a review of The Lady

The Lady is more professional but, for me, "They Call It Myanmar" is more useful. Lieberman answers questions that Besson does not think to ask. Read the review

roger-ebert roger-ebert rated The Lady

7 stars

ella-taylor-npr ella-taylor-npr added a review of The Lady

The accomplished actress Michelle Yeoh, who brought the project to Besson, is a regal beauty who brings off an uncanny resemblance to Suu Kyi largely through posture and the trademark flo... Read the review

ella-taylor-npr ella-taylor-npr rated The Lady

7 stars

mick-lasalle mick-lasalle added a review of The Lady

The Lady is a portrait in moral and physical courage, a sort of analysis of what constitutes greatness. Read the review

mick-lasalle mick-lasalle rated The Lady

8 stars

kyle-smith kyle-smith added a review of The Lady

An appropriately respectful and dignified biopic. Read the review

kyle-smith kyle-smith rated The Lady

7 stars

elizabeth-weitzman-new-york-da elizabeth-weitzman-new-york-da added a review of The Lady

Any story about Suu Kyi's extraordinary life is worth seeing, simply to learn more about her. Even so, such a rare individual deserves a film that treats her not as a saint, but the remar... Read the review

elizabeth-weitzman-new-york-da elizabeth-weitzman-new-york-da rated The Lady

4 stars

joe-morgenstern joe-morgenstern added a review of The Lady

This time, though, the happy ending plays out in real life, while the screen version falls afoul of a laggardly pace, an earnest tone and a surfeit of domesticity. Read the review

joe-morgenstern joe-morgenstern rated The Lady

4 stars

ty-burr ty-burr added a review of The Lady

It can't be easy to turn one of the most stirring human rights dramas of the past quarter century into stultifying screen pageantry, but director Luc Besson and writer Rebecca Frayn have ... Read the review

ty-burr ty-burr rated The Lady

5 stars

richard-corliss richard-corliss added a review of The Lady

The Lady is still titled away from the churning melodrama of Suu Kyi's country and toward the intimate dilemma of a loving couple forced apart by circumstance. Read the review

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