In the most recent film project starring Kate Winslet, the biographical film Leethe Oscar winner plays iconic war photographer and World War II correspondent Lee Miller.
Being a war photographer is considered a tough, and sometimes overlooked, profession. The biopic covers a decade of Lee Miller's history, under the direction of the experienced cinematographer Ellen Kuras (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), marking her debut as a feature film director.
Lee It's a passion project for Winslet, who, according to media reports, personally paid the crew's salary for two weeks.
Winslet decided to star in and produce the feature film, and put herself in the shoes of a woman who simply refused to become what society dictated. Lee Miller had a reputation as a model when she put it aside to become a war photographer during a time when women were not allowed to work with the British Army. It is all the more admirable how Miller made his way as a war correspondent, traversing dangerous territory alongside the troops.
His work went unnoticed until after his death, when his son, Antony Penrose, discovered his archives in the attic of the family home.
Earlier this month, Winslet received a Golden Globe nomination for her work in Lee in the category Best Performance by an Actress in a Feature Film of the Drama Genre, an opportunity that the actress appreciates to continue talking about the film with the hope that the film that screened in theaters in the United States last September will reach a much larger audience around the world. world.
In an interview with Deadline, Winslet explains:
“The truth is that having received a Golden Globe nomination has filled me with joy and gratitude, because it means that I can continue talking about it and, hopefully, thanks to that, more people will see it. Because with a movie like this, all you want is for people to know about it and see it. I wanted to do it, to tell Lee's story, for people to discover her for the first time in this way, away from the male gaze, removing her from that terrible description that she had been the muse, the former model, the former cover girl, those terrible words. They infantilize her, and it's great to be able to continue talking about her, honestly.”
About how she connected with Lee Miller, the actress says:
“I felt identified with her because she is a person who had to endure scrutiny. She had been the subject of a lot of criticism, in fact, and was a person who had to hold on to herself to move forward, to be true to herself, for the sake of what she believed in, but also for the sake of many other women. And I think we live in a time where it seems like it's still very difficult for women to be themselves..
“His story is so palpable, so relevant. She was brave. It was bold. She was determined, and I feel that way often, and I feel a sense of duty to be that person for others who perhaps don't have the opportunity to be a voice for others.to tell other people's stories.
“And I just knew that if I didn't make this movie, Lee's true story of who he became during the war, I just knew that his story might never be told, and I wanted to do it for Antony as well, more than anything else. He had waited a lot longer than I to make this movie. It's been almost 40 years for him, I think, since he was given a script of her life, and I just feel very lucky that this was the one that he really believed should be made.”
Kuras directs the script written by Liz Hannah (Mindhunter, The Girl from Plainville), Marion Humey John Collee (Monkey Man).
In addition to Winslet, the cast includes Andy Samberg (Palm Springs, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) as Life Magazine photographer David E. Scherman, Alexander Skarsgtord (The Northman, Succession) as Miller's love, Roland Penrose, Marion Cotillard (Inception, Contagion) as the director of Vogue France, Solange D'Ayen, Andrea Riseborough (The Regime, Possessor) as Vogue UK editor Audrey Withers and Josh O’Connor (Challengers) as a young journalist named Tony.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS:
“The story of photographer Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller, a model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.”
“What she captured at Dachau and across Europe was shocking and horrifying. Her photographs of the war, its victims and its aftermath remain among the most significant and historically important of World War II. She changed war photography forever, but Lee Miller paid an enormous personal price for what he witnessed and the stories he fought to tell.”
Winslet, Kate Solomon, Marie Savare, Troy Lum, Andrew Mason, and Lauren Hantz are producing the biopic, with Collee, Hannah, Finola Dwyer, Laura Grange, John Hantz, Clare Hardwick, and Billy Mulligan among executive producers.
Source: https://cine3.com/lee-kate-winslet-conecto-con-lee-miller-biopic/
