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Earned back only 34% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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The Lady
"From House Arrest to Parliament"
2011 2h 12m EN
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Synopsis
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The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.
“From House Arrest to Parliament”
Cast
Susan Wooldridge
Lucinda Philips
Michelle Yeoh
Aung San Suu Kyi
David Thewlis
Michael Aris
Jonathan Raggett
Kim Aris
Jonathan Woodhouse
Alexander Aris
Benedict Wong
Karma Phuntsho
Htun Lin
General Ne Win
Agga Poechit
Than Shwe
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Luc Besson
- Writers
- Rebecca Frayn
- Languages
- English, Burmese
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom
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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Burmese.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: France, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Luc Besson, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Éric Serra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Julien Rey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Susan Wooldridge and Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Luc Besson directs. Thierry Arbogast behind the camera. Éric Serra scores. Julien Rey cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Burmese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 34% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 15 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Burmese.
- 4International production across 2 countries: France, United Kingdom.
- 5Directed by Luc Besson, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Éric Serra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Julien Rey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Susan Wooldridge and Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "From House Arrest to Parliament".
- 10IMDB entry: tt1802197 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Classified under 14 themes, including "police brutality", "seer", "massacre", "political assassination".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Thierry Arbogast
- Original score
- Éric Serra
- Editing
- Julien Rey
- Production design
- Hugues Tissandier
- Costume design
- Olivier Bériot
- Runtime
- 132 min · 2h 12m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $23,000,000
- Box office
- $7,832,142
- Return
- 34% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- The Lady (2011)
Also by
Luc Besson
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
EuropaCorp
FR
Left Bank Pictures
GB
France 2 Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- ProducerAndy Harries
- ProducerVirginie Besson-Silla
- ProducerJean Todt
- ProducerLuc Besson
- Production DesignHugues Tissandier
- Costume DesignOlivier Bériot
- EditorJulien Rey
- Line ProducerJane Robertson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- police brutality
- seer
- massacre
- political assassination
- human rights
- ill mother
- nobel peace prize
- prostate cancer
- oxford, england
- army general
- rangoon burma
- junta
- military dictatorship
- 1940s
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2011-10-08· Mill Valley Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2012-04-10R
- Theatrical (limited)2011-12-02· Los Angeles, California
Also known as
International titles
- The LadyFR
- The Lady - L'amore per la libertàIT
- The Lady L'amore per la libertàIT
- Além da LiberdadeBR
- 翁山苏姬TW
- 以愛之名：翁山蘇姬TW
- The Lady アウンサンスーチー ひき裂かれた愛JP
- La fuerza del amorAR
