Lee

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Lee

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2024

1h 57m

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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.

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Critics Consensus

Kate Winslet's gripping performance in the title role helps elevate Lee beyond its disappointingly conventional biopic trappings.

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Audience Says

Kate Winslet’s arresting performance as Lee elevates a biopic that, while more conventional than the remarkable woman it portrays, remains a resonant psychological study of the famed war photographer.

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Sophia Satchell Baeza

Sight & Sound

Dec 18

It's just a shame that such an unconventional life must be so conventionally told.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

11/03/2024

Kate Winslet's very good in this. Winslet can't help but be good... Despite how good everyone is in this though, it just feels like a standard biopic to me in a lot of ways.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

11/03/2024

3/5

This is a conventional biopic that is lifted by Winslet’s performance.

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Abhishek Srivastava

The Times of India

Dec 3

3.5/5

Instead of dressing war in grandeur, [the film] stays close to the psychological weight carried by those who document it. What remains is a slow, pressing mood rather than a surge of cinematic excitement.

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Marta Medina Pérez

mundoCine

Aug 22

2/5

A figure as complex as Miller deserved far more than such a functional and stiff biopic. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Clotilde Chinnici

The People's Movies

Aug 18

3.5/5

While Lee could have been structured a lot better narratively, this does not take anything away from the very powerful impact that the film is bound to have on its audience.

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Oct 17

Oscar worthy. The lead actor should have gotten way more credit for this performance

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Susan

10/29/2024

Very powerful and especially important in todays world.

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christine w

10/29/2024

The movie was very important in teaching our population situations where women have had to fight their way towards equality throughout history forever!! The importance of WW2 and the sickness of Hitler has to be reminded to our citizens. Our present going ons are now the same in different form. WE ARE NOT GOING BACK!

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David

10/20/2024

Incredible movie that deserves a wider release!

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London

10/19/2024

This movie was moving and insightful and really did a good job summing up Lees life. They had a lot to pack into two hours. If you dont know who Lee is you might find some parts to be slow but if you are interested in Lee this movie will be incredible.

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Grace H

10/15/2024

It was a story that needed to be told. At times it was hard to imagine what she went through. A must see for those that like documentaries. Well done!

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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.

Director: Ellen Kuras
Producer: Kate Solomon, Kate Winslet, Troy Lum, Andrew Mason, Marie Savare, Lauren Hantz
Screenwriter: Liz Hannah, Marion Hume, John Collee
Distributor: Roadside Attractions / Vertical
Production Co: Vogue Studios, Sky Cinema, Hantz Motion Pictures, Brouhaha Entertainment, MS Partecipations S.A., Sky Originals, Rocket Science, 55 Films, Hopscotch Features, Pasaca Entertainment, Vogue Films, Pioneer Stillking Films, Juggle Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Biography, History, Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 27, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.0M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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