Kate Winslet has never shied away from bringing a real person’s story to life on film. And that’s exactly what she does in the new drama, “Lee.”
As seen in the new trailer, “Lee” tells the story of photographer Lee Miller, as she makes a name for herself as a wartime photographer during World War II. She famously posed in Hitler’s bathtub for a picture, as well. The film stars Kate Winslet, Josh O’Connor, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, Alexander Skarsgård, and Marion Cotillard. “Lee” is directed by Ellen Kuras, who is probably best known for her work as a cinematographer. She has been nominated for one Oscar and has won two Primetime Emmys.
We saw the film when it played at last year’s TIFF, and in our review, we said, “The images are immaculate, unsurprisingly, with Kuras and her gifted cinematographer Pawel Edelman making a striking aesthetic contrast between the warmth of her late-in-life country home to the cold gray battlefield and France’s picturesque seasides. But her work here ultimately reminds us how difficult it is for even the best cinematographers to navigate the transition from D.P. to director.”
“Lee” arrives in theaters on September 27. You can watch the new trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Lee, the directorial feature from award-winning Cinematographer Ellen Kuras, portrays a pivotal decade in the life of American war correspondent and photographer, Lee Miller (Kate Winslet). Miller’s singular talent and unbridled tenacity resulted in some of the 20th century’s most indelible images of war, including an iconic photo of Miller herself, posing defiantly in Hitler’s private bathtub. Miller had a profound understanding and empathy for women and the voiceless victims of war. Her images display both the fragility and ferocity of the human experience. Above all, the film shows how Miller lived her life at full-throttle in pursuit of truth, for which she paid a huge personal price, forcing her to confront a traumatic and deeply buried secret from her childhood.