Main-Ma-Le Thein Kywe

  • 120'
  • Myanmar
  • 1994
Dramatic, romantic and one of Burma's most popular films from the past year. Mi Thein Kywe, a simple girl, lives in a small village. She is an orphan and is brought up by a distant aunt for whom she has to sell fish. One day a rich university student passes through the village and falls in love with her. He promises her the earth, but when his parents turn up, they buy her off with minor compensation. Later the girl marries a rich ex-monk who dies of a heart-attack after six months. Then she buys a restaurant and falls in love with the musician Ko Thet. This relationship runs aground too. As Mi Thein Kywe gets richer, her need for a suitable spouse grows too. Will she find one?
  • 120'
  • Myanmar
  • 1994
Directors
Khin Maung U, Soe Thein Htut
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Myanmar
Year
1994
Festival Edition
IFFR 1996
Length
120'
Medium
35mm
International title
A Smart Lady
Language
Burmees
Producers
Thi-Ha-Zaw Film Production, Myint U Soe
Screenplay
Khin Maung U, Soe Thein Htut
Directors
Khin Maung U, Soe Thein Htut
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Myanmar
Year
1994
Festival Edition
IFFR 1996
Length
120'
Medium
35mm
International title
A Smart Lady
Language
Burmees
Producers
Thi-Ha-Zaw Film Production, Myint U Soe
Screenplay
Khin Maung U, Soe Thein Htut