Twelve years ago, I wrote a short entry about this movie, saying that it fascinated me. I never understood exactly why. I’ll try to explain it in this new blog post.
It’s an American film starring Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard, with music by James Newton Howard. It was written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, known for The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and The Village, among other award-winning and well-known films. However, Lady is not one of them. As a financial disappointment, it received negative reviews from critics for various reasons. One critique surprised me: some considered it a comedy rather than a drama. I recently found an interview with Shyamalan on the movie’s 10th anniversary. When asked the obvious question, he said not only that he loves it, but also that if his house were burning down and he had to grab a few films, Lady would be one of them.
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