Lee (2023)
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- Synopsis:
- Former Vogue cover model Lee Miller (Kate Winslet) travels to the front lines of World War II as a photojournalist and goes on a mission to expose the hidden truths of Nazi Germany. But in the aftermath of betrayal, she comes to a reckoning about the truths of her own past.
- Actors:
- Alexander Skarsgård, Josh O'Connor, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, Andy Samberg, Andrea Riseborough, James Murray, Arinzé Kene, Noémie Merlant, Samuel Barnett, Camilla Aiko, Enrique Arce, Katalin Ruzsik, Patrick McCullough, Zita Hanrot, Harriet Leitch, Patrick Mille, Seán Duggan, Toni Gojanovic, Vincent Colombe
- Directors:
- Ellen Kuras
- Producers:
- Finola Dwyer, Lauren Hantz, Troy Lum, Andrew Mason, Erika Milutin, Marie Savare, Kate Solomon, Kate Winslet
- Writers:
- Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee, Lem Dobbs, Antony Penrose
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
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Reviews (2) of Lee
Award Season must be Coming - Lee review by griggs
Lee is a giant neon sign of a film with 'Made-for-award-season' written all over it while screaming 'Look how amazing Kate Winslet is!' But sadly, it's not until the third act, when things turn chilling, that she finally grabs hold of you and doesn't let go. Then there's Andy Samberg. Yes, that Andy Samberg, who somehow waltzed into this movie and decided to give us a 'Wait, is this guy about to win an Oscar?' performance. At this point, even the Academy are probably like, 'Well, guess we gotta nominate him now.'
Interesting Biopic - Lee review by GI
Kate Winslet's performance as famed Second World War photographer Lee Miller is the reason to see this film. She dominates the film and perfectly epitomises the strong willed and highly talented woman struggling and overcoming the condescension of a male dominated world. As a biopic about Lee this holds the interest as her life is depicted from living a hedonistic life in 1930s France to becoming a hardened war correspondent via her time as a journalist for Vogue magazine. As a drama the film has an uninspiring structure as it's told in flashback by an elderly Lee but it has a quick pace which keeps the film always interesting and it doesn't fall into war film cliché. There are some tough scenes though mostly about her recording of the Holocaust in photographs rightly celebrated to this day. Winslet's influence can be felt throughout as the film doesn't hold back in identifying the misogyny within modern culture over the role of women, their bodies and male aggression. In that sense the film has a power even though it's a by-the-book drama. Interesting and enjoyable throughout.