British Prime Minister (from 1979 - 1990) Margaret Thatcher biopic with Meryl Streep playing the titular Iron Lady. Tells Thatcher's story via flashback, including the lead-up to Britain's controversial involvement in the Falklands War in 1982. Jim Broadbent plays her husband Dennis. The Iron Lady blog says the story is about a "woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class to be heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that is paid for power, and is an intimate portrait of an extraordinary and complex woman."
Starring:
Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Anthony Head, Olivia Colman
Directed by:
Phyllida Lloyd
Reviews:
"Playing both the staunch human battleship and the diminished old woman sifting through her past, Meryl Streep is riveting in The Iron Lady" - Hollywood Reporter
"Mark your ballots: Dominating the entire film, Meryl Streep's towering, Oscar-caliber performance as Margaret Thatcher rises way above the limitations of the writing and direction" - EmanuelLevy.com
"Meryl Streep delivers a nomination-friendly -- and physically pretty much spot-on -- performance as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the oddly superficial The Iron Lady" - Screen International
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