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Friday, December 2, 2011
"The Lady" - Burma's super heroine (film)
(MCT) The story of activist Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, British academic and writer Michael Aris, in love set against Burma's turmoil and Buddhism's Saffron Revolution.
Betsey Sharkey (Los Angeles Times)
If "The Lady" is any indication, Luc Besson, the Paris-born filmmaker behind such testosterone-fueled thrillers as "Taken," "Transporter 2," and "The Fifth Element," is having a tough time getting in touch with his feminine side.
Yes, there was his recent script for "Colombiana," but at least as portrayed by Zoe Saldana, that was one tough [lady].
"The Lady," on the other hand, required both elegance and eloquence in telling the story of Burmese pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, whose efforts earned her a Nobel Prize.
Instead, we have a fumbling and fawning -- if sincere -- tribute [hagiography] to the living legend and a director who has never seemed more out of his element. Essentially, the film follows Suu Kyi's long journey... More
Watch "The Lady" (Daw Aung San Suu Kyi) for the story and acting by Michelle Yeoh, not so much the production and cinematic elements. Movies can't all be winners, even with a winning topic. The film is being panned in spite of the inspiring female figure at the center of the story.
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