Lee (2023)

Directed by

Ellen Kuras

Genre

drama film, biographical film, war film, historical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 644 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The story follows Lee Miller as she works as a war journalist during World War II. The film covers her life and career capturing the realities of conflict.

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What happens

Lee is a 2023 British biographical war drama film directed by Ellen Kuras in her feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Liz Hannah, John Collee and Marion Hume, and story from Hume, Collee and Lem Dobbs, adapted from the 1985 biography The Lives of Lee Miller by Antony Penrose. It stars Kate Winslet as WWII journalist Lee Miller. The cast includes Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, Noémie Merlant, Josh O'Connor and Alexander Skarsgård in supporting roles. The movie took eight years to make and, at one point, due to precarious funding, Winslet (who also produced the movie) paid the entire cast and crew's salaries for two weeks. The film made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2023. It was released theatrically in the United Kingdom by Sky Cinema on 13 September 2024. Lee received generally positive reviews from critics and became Sky UK's highest-grossing original film. It grossed $24.6 million worldwide. For her performance in the film, Winslet received nominations for Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards and AACTA International Awards. Additionally, the film received a nomination from BAFTA for Outstanding British Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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