
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 ques... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganA beautiful and stately tribute to a genuine hero, but watching it you wish The Lady could have used less hagiography and a little more rabblerousing. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottParalyzes history and human drama with relentless hagiography. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasA beautifully majestic film ... Yeoh's powerhouse performance [is] the type of acting that tends to warrant awards attention. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittShe's a great woman who deserves a better biopic. |
| SSG SyndicateSusan GrangerElegant biopic about Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's iconic freedom fighter, known as South Asia's 'steel orchid.' |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford[Besson] has attained two striking performances from his leads and many of the individual scenes pack quite a punch as a result. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThis 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. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe Lady is a portrait in moral and physical courage, a sort of analysis of what constitutes greatness. |
| East Bay ExpressKelly VanceIt doesn't rouse the spirit. It barely breathes. |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesBiopic of Ang San Suu Kyi a notch above the rest |