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Former Ferrari Formula One chief promotes road safety in Taiwan – eTaiwan News

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Todt hoped to raise awareness of the issue among more people through FIA promotional campaigns and road safety videos, and he has also enlisted his partner, actress Michelle Yeoh, as an FIA road safety ambassador to help promote the cause. The FIA is best …

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The Lady – New York Post

admin — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:27:40 +0000

Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) lost her father, a general credited with shepherding Burma to independence from Britain in 1947, to a political assassination when she was only 2. After spending many years in exile and marrying a British academic …

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‘The Lady’: Michelle Yeoh is perfectly cast as Myanmar’s Suu Kyi – Seattle Times

admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:17:08 +0000

“The Lady” is a family story. As rendered by director Luc Besson (”The Fifth Element”) and screenwriter Rebecca Frayn, the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, the leading figure in Burma’s pro-democracy struggle, is defined by the familial ties that bind …

Michelle Yeoh Brings ‘The Lady’ to Life – BackStage.com

admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:28:04 +0000

Michelle Yeoh has fought men twice her size, grappled with James Bond, and battled an undead mummy. But the stunning actor says her hardest role to date was playing someone peaceful: Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent almost 15 years …

The Lady’ by Luc Besson, Set in Myanmar, Stars Michelle Yeoh – New York Times

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:12:21 +0000

“The Lady,” Luc Besson’s worshipful film about the Myanmar opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, arrives at a propitious moment. In the real world Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi — played by Michelle Yeoh and referred to as Suu in the movie …

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Hillary Clinton a fan of Aung San Suu Kyi biopic – Daily Telegraph

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Mrs Clinton was speaking before a screening Monday to a select audience in Washington, attended by the French director and the film’s star, Michelle Yeoh, who plays Suu Kyi. Mrs Clinton thanked Besson for going to a lot of trouble to get her a DVD of the …

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Hillary Clinton a fan of Aung San Suu Kyi biopic – Daily Telegraph

Secretary Hillary Clinton Mixes Hollywood and Politics at Screening of New Film ‘The Lady’ – ABC News

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:14:50 +0000

Clinton thanked the film’s star Michelle Yeoh and director Luc Besson Monday for managing to get her a copy of the movie to watch ahead of her historic trip to Myanmar last December, where she met Suu Kyi. Secretary Clinton’s trip to the …

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Movie biography of Myanmar democracy heroine Suu Kyi gets thumbs-up from Hillary Clinton – YAHOO!

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:58:10 +0000

Clinton was speaking before a screening to a select audience in Washington, attended by Besson and the movie’s star, Michelle Yeoh, who plays Suu Kyi. Clinton said it was an opportunity to celebrate “this extraordinary woman’s struggle to bring democracy …

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Michelle Yeoh: Power & passion – Jakarta Post

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:50:07 +0000

Malaysian-born actress Michelle Yeoh was wearing an elegant, green cocktail dress during her interview with the press in Indonesia recently, her already slender frame accentuated further by the successful weight-shedding efforts for her leading role as pro …

"The Lady": A Burmese Protestor Biopic – San Francisco Weekly

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San Jose’s Cinequest returns – San Jose Mercury News

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000

Opening night offers a serious turn from the often antic Luc Besson with “The Lady,” his politically charged biopic about Nobel Peace Prize-winning Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi (a meaty role for Michelle Yeoh). But if Besson …

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Your guide to the top Cinequest films – San Jose Mercury News

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000

What Besson does very well — and it’s the main reason to see the film — is draw out excellent performances from Michelle Yeoh as Suu Kyi and David Thewlis as her husband. They are terrific in their roles, making the couple into 7 p.m …

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Tantalized but Cautious, Filmmakers Capture Myanmar – New York Times

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:33:37 +0000

“The Lady,” starring Michelle Yeoh, which had an Oscar-qualifying run in Los Angeles, will be released in major American markets on April 11. (Mrs. Clinton watched an advance copy on her flight to Myanmar, where she met Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi …

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62nd Annual Berlin International Film Festival Pictures – Monsters and Critics

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:01:58 +0000

PR Photos 02/13/2012 – Michelle Yeoh – 62nd Annual Berlin International Film Festival – Cinema for Peace Gala 2012 – Arrivals – Konzerthaus Am Gendarmenmarkt – Berlin, Germany © Away! / PR Photos 02/13/2012 – Katie Melua – 62nd Annual Berlin …

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Angelina Jolie Awarded At Cinema For Peace Gala In Berlin – Look To The Stars

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:58:43 +0000

This year the “International Human Rights Film Award” was awarded to both human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and to the movie “The Lady” by Luc Besson, starring Michelle Yeoh. The prize is awarded by Amnesty …

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First Medal of Honor” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” – This Day in History – Feb 13th – Patch

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:55:44 +0000

History.com stated that the premise of this movie is, “based on the traditional Chinese martial-arts genre known as wuxia, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon starred Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh as warriors in 19th-century China, during the Qing dynasty.

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First Medal of Honor” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” – This Day in History – Feb 13th – Patch

Making ‘The Lady’: ‘We Didn’t Have the Truth Most of the Time’ – Wall Street Journal

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:32:30 +0000

The movie, which stars Michelle Yeoh as the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner, is currently playing in Hong Kong and Thailand, and it opens in Singapore, Taiwan and the U.S. soon. Mr. Besson, who also directed “La Femme Nikita” and “The Fifth …

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Making ‘The Lady’: ‘We Didn’t Have the Truth Most of the Time’ – Wall Street Journal

Michelle Yeoh on Becoming Suu Kyi – Wall Street Journal

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:45:24 +0000

For the film “The Lady,” in which she plays political activist Aung San Suu Kyi, Malaysian Chinese film star Michelle Yeoh spent months learning Burmese and researching a woman rarely portrayed in a nuanced way. Ms. Yeoh, who began her …

Role in The Lady is lifetime opportunity – Nation

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:09:17 +0000

HONG KONG – Actor Michelle Yeoh said Friday playing the role of Aung San Suu Kyi in the “The Lady” was an opportunity of a lifetime, as the film about the Myanmar democracy leader made its debut in Hong Kong. But the Hong Kong-based, Malaysian-born …

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Michelle Yeoh calls Myanmar’s Suu Kyi her ‘hero’ – Contra Costa Times

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:25:43 +0000

BANGKOK—Michelle Yeoh remembers her pride as a Southeast Asian youth when Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the actress thinks she’s the right person to portray the Myanmar democracy icon. Suu Kyi “was fighting for …

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Michelle Yeoh calls Myanmar’s Suu Kyi her ‘hero’ – Contra Costa Times