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The lady [videorecording] / Europacorp presents ; a coproduction, EuropaCorp, Left Bank Pictures, France 2 Cinéma ; with the participation of Canal+, France Télévisions and CinéCinéma ; a film by Luc Besson ; original screenplay by Rebecca Frayn ; produced by Virginie Besson-Silla and Andy Harries ; directed by Luc Besson.

Contributor(s): Besson, Luc | Frayn, Rebecca | Silla, Virginie | Harries, Andy | Yeoh, Michelle, 1963- | Thewlis, David, 1963-.
Publisher: [UK] : Kuala Lumpur : EuropaCorp ; Distributed in Malaysia by Innoform Media, [2011]Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 163 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Aung San Suu Kyi -- Drama | Aris, Michael -- Drama | Biographical films | Married people -- Drama | Political prisoners -- Burma -- Drama | Burma -- Politics and government -- 1962-1988 -- Drama | Burma -- Politics and government -- 1988- -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4372 Cast: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis.Summary: "The Lady, directed by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) and her husband, Michael Aris (David Thewlis). It is also the epic story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democratic movement. 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 backdrop of political turmoil that continues today. The Lady was written over a period of three years by Rebecca Frayn. Interviews with key figures in Aung San Suu Kyi's entourage enabled her to reconstruct for the first time the true story of Burma's national heroine."
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791.4372 LAD 2011 (Browse shelf) 1 Available GENxx,GENxx,01,CL 1000529595

Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis.

"The Lady, directed by Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) and her husband, Michael Aris (David Thewlis). It is also the epic story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democratic movement. 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 backdrop of political turmoil that continues today. The Lady was written over a period of three years by Rebecca Frayn. Interviews with key figures in Aung San Suu Kyi's entourage enabled her to reconstruct for the first time the true story of Burma's national heroine."

DVD, widescreen (16:9) ; Dolby Digital 5.1

In English and Burmese dialogue, with optional English, Chinese or Malay subtitles.