Selected Articles and Interviews



December 2011
Indiewire: Michelle Yeoh and the "Emotional Roller Coaster" of "The Lady"
VeryAware: THE LADY's Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis Talk Political Struggles, Love Stories, & Prosthetic Ears

November 2011
IPS: The Screen Speaks for Suu Kyi
New York Post: Well-timed launch
Le Figaro: Interview with composor Eric Serra (in French. Google translation)
Digital Journal: And the Oscar could go to...Michelle Yeoh
Hollywood Reporter: Signs of the Apocalypse From the 2011-12 Awards Season
      "Michelle Yeoh, who is Asia's most famous female action star and a former Bond girl, may score her first Oscar nod for playing Aung San Suu Kyi, Asia's most famously demure and soft-spoken leader."
FilmSlate: Luc Besson, Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis Discuss 'The Lady'
Hollywood Reporter: Michelle Yeoh Calls Aung San Suu Kyi an 'Iconic Female Asian Figure'
LA Times: 'The Lady': Luc Besson's film about Myanmar's Suu Kyi was risky business
Hollywood Reporter: Michelle Yeoh Garners Praise at AFI Fest for 'The Lady'
LA Times: 'The Lady': Luc Besson, Michelle Yeoh on Myanmar's Suu Kyi
AFP: Aung San Suu Kyi thanks Besson for film of her life story
Examiner: AFI Presented by Audi celebrates 25 years
Movieline: Michelle Yeoh Met With Standing Ovation at AFI Fest Premiere of The Lady

October 2011
NTDTV: Aung San Suu Kyi Film "The Lady" Reportedly Banned in China
RFF 2011: "The Lady" by Luc Besson - Interview
Time Out HK: Michelle Yeoh Interview
San Rafael Patch: Actress Michelle Yeoh Dazzles as 'The Lady' at MVFF34

September 2011
Entertainment Weekly: Luc Besson argues the benefits of piracy as 'The Lady' lands deal
HitFix: Michelle Yeoh enters the best actress race as 'The Lady'
LA Times: Toronto 2011: Real-life drama behind Michelle Yeoh's 'The Lady'
Postmedia News: 'The Lady' offers life-altering messages for the masses
Hollywood Reporter: Michelle Yeoh on being deported from Burma
National Post: TIFF Press Conference Diaries - The Lady teaches everyone what a hero is
AFP: Myanmar democracy leader's struggle debuts on film
VOA: Film Bio of Aung San Suu Kyi Debuts in Toronto
Flicksandbits: Michelle Yeoh Interview on The Lady
Irrawaddy: "I Lived and Breathed Suu Kyi": Michelle Yeoh
Reuters: For Michelle Yeoh, "The Lady" is role of lifetime

August 2011
Mizzima: Burmese cast members talk about 'The Lady'
CNN & Moviefone: Luc Besson Interviews
LA Times: Shepard Fairey explains new poster for Aung San Suu Kyi movie

June 2011
AP: Yeoh 'Saddened' by Deportation From Myanmar
CNN: Michelle Yeoh Barred From Entering Myanmar
Radio Free Asia: Actress Yeoh Blacklisted, Deported

May 2011
Michelle Yeoh Hopes Aung San Suu Kyi Biopic Will Raise Awareness

April 2011
Guardian & Metro: Luc Besson Interviews

January 2011
Deadline: Luc Besson Filming 'The Lady' In Secret

December 2010
Guardian: ASSK's tragic love and incredible life come to the big screen (dec 2010)
Time: The Lady
Time: Q&A: Luc Besson
Time: Q&A: Michelle Yeoh
Radio Free Asia: Yeoh Mulls Suu Kyi Biopic
Bangkok Post: Thailand stars in Suu Kyi film





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