With Françoise Fabian, Dayle Haddon, Murray Head, Klaus Kinski. When she visited her mother in the hospital in 1988, she met many of the people who were wounded during the Tatmadaw's crackdown in the 8888 Uprising. Search for "The French Lieutenant's Woman" on Amazon.com, Title: The film has a liveliness to it that is refreshing. But in 1988 her mother's poor health forced her to return to Burma where her father, Aung San, was still widely remembered. [32], To portray Suu Kyi, Michelle Yeoh watched about two hundred hours of audiovisual material on Suu Kyi and took lessons in Burmese. [35] Plot Info Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Here (as ever) she is perfect - if you didn't know she was American you would believe she is English, the accent is so accurate. A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant. Based on satellite images and about 200 family photographs they constructed a precise 1:1 scale model of this house. To achieve authenticity Luc Besson engaged many Burmese actors and extras. Despite always having been petite, Michelle Yeoh evidently lost weight to embody Suu Kyi whose son had stressed that his mother was slimmer than Yeoh. Already considered a staple in French movies, “La Fille sur le pont” was released in 1999 and is a must-see for those looking for an introduction to the wonderful world of French cinema. [24] When they discussed the film the actress got the feeling she was still on the film set because Luc Besson had recreated the house so accurately. A movie is being made of a story, set in nineteenth century England, about Charles, a paleontologist who's engaged to be married, but who falls in love with outcast Sarah, whose melancholy makes her leave him after a short, but passionate affair. [29], Writer Rebecca Frayn interviewed a number of Suu Kyi's confidants and based her screenplay on the testimonies. A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside. Here, those wacky French were decades ahead of the rest of the world. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Rebecca Frayn began working on the project after she and her husband, producer Andy Harries had visited Burma in the early 1990s. Directed by Karel Reisz. A mother whose child was killed in a dingo attack in the Australian Outback fights to prove her innocence when she is accused of murder. The heist (or caper) movie began with The Great Train Robbery in 1903, and enjoyed its classic decade in America and Europe between John Huston’s The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and … Meryl Streep, 17 roles, 17 Oscar nominations ... Leon Wolters , Exeter Saint Davids Station, Exeter, England. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. If you normally find yourself disappointed by novel adaptations, look no further than 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' to show you that when a work is adapted properly, the results can be stunning. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Knowles. [11] Mongrel Media released the film in Canada on 6 April 2012. English critics often appreciated the efforts of the leading actress, Michelle Yeoh, and the performance of English actor David Thewlis while criticising director/producer Luc Besson. [52] On 3 February it had its premiere in Hong Kong, followed by a theatrical release on 9 February. She sends her girls to any place in the world to satisfy sexual desires of wealthy and powerful men. With Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan. [41] I can't say anything new about Meryl Streep, who I believe to be the finest actress ever to have graced the cinema screen. [36][37] [27] This time Besson was allowed to meet Suu Kyi. At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany. In Asia, the reception was more positive. [12] She then accepted the role of icon in support of self-determination by the Burmese people and devoted herself to activities in support of goals of greater political freedoms.[13]. Luc Besson himself went to Burma, scouted locations and filmed in disguise. Overall, 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' is a beautiful, haunting tale of repressed love and social hypocrisy. Synopsis: "Lady Bird" is a comedy and drama that follows rebellious teen, Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson going through her last year of Catholic high school in Sacramento, California. He achieved authenticity of the happy time in Suu Kyi's life, when she lived with her family in the United Kingdom. Karina remains one of cinema’s most memorable faces – and perhaps the definitive leading lady of La Nouvelle Vague. [46] Cohen Media Group, the US distributor of the film, had a one-week limited Academy Engagement theatrical run in Los Angeles during 2–8 December 2011.