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The Lady

The Lady (2012)

  • 33% of critics liked it
    (66 reviews)

  • 63% of users liked it
    (6,279 ratings)

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, their love endures until the… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Rebecca Frayn
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Apr 13, 2012 Limited
Cohen Media Group

Critic Reviews

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    The Lady is a slog, a two-and-a-half hour, painted-on-wood exercise in political iconography.

  • John Anderson, Newsday

    "The Lady" is a two-hour trip into earnestness, from which audiences will want a little liberation of their own.

  • Linda Barnard, Toronto Star

    The Lady is little more than a history lesson - although a beautifully presented one - wrapped in the pink gloss of a G-rated potboiler evidenced in Suu Kyi's and Michael's storybook romance.

  • Adam Bernstein, Washington Post

    A heavy-handed attempt to sanctify one of the most dignified and uncompromising politicians and human rights champions of recent times.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    [It] does indeed deal with a real life, but follows so faithfully the traditional shape of film biography that it feels less convincing.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cynthia S


    Really good biodrama. Before viewing this film, I had little understanding of her background, and even less understanding of the history of Burma over the past fifty years. Really well done. Not the fastest pace ever, but still a very interesting story about a remarkable lady...

  • Anthony L


    Luc Besson is a great director but this film lacks the passion it deserves. I'm afraid he has done Aung San Suu Kyi a great injustice by making a half-hearted biopic of her life. Unless of coarse it was his intention of making a film about the life of her husband, then he did a… More

  • Carlos M


    Besson proves he is not the proper director for a subject like this, turning a real story into a conventional, underwhelming movie and stretching it forever. Still, Michelle Yeoh does her best to confer an aura of elegance and honor to a character that utters cheap soundbites every… More

  • Chihoe H


    I admit, I have a soft spot for Michelle Yeoh because she is Malaysian, but "The Lady" works because of her portrayal of Aung San Suu Kyi. She manages to convey the poise and strength, and captures every nuanced action and motivational speech prowess of Suu Kyi, amidst a… More

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