{edih}}}Lee is a 2023 British biographical 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 war journalist Lee Miller. The cast includes Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Samberg, NoÃ©mie Merlant, Josh O’Connor, and Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd in supporting roles.The movie took eight years to make and, at one point, due to precarious funding, Kate 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 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2023. It will be released theatrically in the United Kingdom by Sky Cinema on 13 September 2024.

Premise

Lee Miller goes from a career as a model to enlisting as a photographer to chronicle the events of World War II for Vogue magazine.

Cast

Production

Development

The origin of the project began when cinematographer Ellen Kuras was at a bookstore in New York and spotted a tome about war photographer Lee Miller.WEB, Garrett, Diane, 9 September 2023, How Celebrated Cinematographer Ellen Kuras Finally Got a Chance to Direct a Politically Charged Drama With Kate Winslet-Starrer ‘Lee’,variety.com/2023/film/news/kate-winslet-ellen-kuras-lee-1235718294/, Variety (magazine), Variety, 9 September 2023, 9 September 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230909225233/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/kate-winslet-ellen-kuras-lee-1235718294/, live, WEB, Canfield, David, 6 September 2023, Kate Winslet Embodies an Unsung American Icon in Lee,www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/awards-insider-kate-winslet-lee-miller-first-look, Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair, 9 September 2023, 7 September 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230907133707/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/awards-insider-kate-winslet-lee-miller-first-look, live, Kuras noticed a similarity between Miller and actress Kate Winsletâ€“with whom she had worked in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)â€“and sent Winslet a copy of the book and kept another copy for herself. Years later, Winslet started developing a movie project about Miller and asked Kuras whether she would like to direct it.The project was officially announced in October 2015, with Winslet attached to star as Miller.WEB, Fleming, Mike Jr., Kate Winslet Attaches To Play WWII Correspondent Lee Miller,deadline.com/2015/10/kate-winslet-lee-miller-wwii-correspondent-1201579641/, Deadline Hollywood, 21 October 2021, October 13, 2015, 21 October 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211021184550/https://deadline.com/2015/10/kate-winslet-lee-miller-wwii-correspondent-1201579641/, live, In June 2020, cinematographer Ellen Kuras was set to direct the filmâ€“her feature directorial debut,WEB, 2 February 2022, Ellen Kuras to Make History as First Woman To Receive ASC Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award,aframe.oscars.org/news/post/ellen-kuras-to-make-history-as-first-woman-to-receive-asc-cinematographers, Oscars.org, 25 July 2023, 25 July 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230725205650/https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/ellen-kuras-to-make-history-as-first-woman-to-receive-asc-cinematographers, live, with Liz Hannah adapting the screenplay from the 1985 biography The Lives of Lee Miller, written by Miller’s son, Antony Penrose,WEB, D’Alessandro, Anthony, Ellen Kuras To Direct Kate Winslet As WWII Correspondent Lee Miller,deadline.com/2020/06/kate-winslet-to-be-directed-by-ellen-kuras-lee-miller-project-eone-1202971201/, Deadline Hollywood, 21 October 2021, June 26, 2020, 21 October 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211021184701/https://deadline.com/2020/06/kate-winslet-to-be-directed-by-ellen-kuras-lee-miller-project-eone-1202971201/, live, who supported the film and gave Kuras full access to his mother’s personal archives, diaries, and even her unpublished work. The screenplay went through several rewrites. It was originally written by John Collee and Marion Hume from a story they developed together with Lem Dobbs, with Liz Hannah joining on later. Winslet also served as a producer on the film. She chose the screenwriters and was also in charge of finances and casting, even personally calling her co-stars.WEB, Steavenson, Wendell, 11 September 2023, Kate Winslet on War Photographer Lee Miller, and the Film She Was Born to Make,www.vogue.com/article/kate-winslet-lee-miller-october-cover-2023-interview, Vogue (magazine), Vogue, The most significant development in the film came in October 2021, when Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Andrea Riseborough and Josh O’Connor joined the cast, with a crew including Alexandre Desplat as a composer, Michael O’Connor as costume designer, cinematographer PaweÅ‚ Edelman and Ivana Primorac as head makeup and hair artist.WEB, Fleming, Mike Jr., Kate Winslet Joined By Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Andrea Riseborough & Josh O’Connor For Film On Model-Turned-WWII Photographer Lee Miller,deadline.com/2021/10/kate-winslet-lee-miller-wwii-film-marion-cotillard-jude-law-andrea-riseborough-josh-oconnor-1234859103/, Deadline Hollywood, 21 October 2021, October 21, 2021, 21 October 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211021185235/https://deadline.com/2021/10/kate-winslet-lee-miller-wwii-film-marion-cotillard-jude-law-andrea-riseborough-josh-oconnor-1234859103/, live, In February 2022, Andy Samberg was announced as being part of the cast.WEB, Bergeson, Samantha, Cinematographer Ellen Kuras Makes History as First Woman to Win ASC Lifetime Achievement Award,www.indiewire.com/2022/02/cinematographer-ellen-kuras-first-woman-asc-lifetime-achievement-award-1234696217/, IndieWire, 9 July 2022, February 3, 2022, 9 July 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220709192343/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/02/cinematographer-ellen-kuras-first-woman-asc-lifetime-achievement-award-1234696217/, live, He would be confirmed in October 2022 alongside additional castings including Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd, who replaced Law in the role of Roland Penrose.WEB, Wiseman, Andreas, Lee: First Look At Kate Winslet As Pioneering War Correspondent & Photographer Lee Miller; Alexander SkarsgÃ¥rd, Andy Samberg, NoÃ©mie Merlant, More Join Cast,deadline.com/2022/10/kate-winslet-lee-miller-first-look-alexander-skarsgard-andy-samberg-noemie-merlant-cast-1235156318/, Deadline Hollywood, 27 October 2022, October 27, 2022, 27 October 2022,web.archive.org/web/20221027160623/https://deadline.com/2022/10/kate-winslet-lee-miller-first-look-alexander-skarsgard-andy-samberg-noemie-merlant-cast-1235156318/, live, Winslet wrote a letter to Cotillard asking her to play French Vogue editor Solange d’Ayen in the film.WEB, 6 November 2022, Marion Cotillard : ” Le destin de Charlotte Salomon Ã©tait plus nÃ©cessaire Ã raconter que jamais ”, Marion Cotillard: “The fate of Charlotte Salomon was more necessary to tell than ever”,www.nouvelobs.com/cinema/20221106.OBS65580/marion-cotillard-le-destin-de-charlotte-salomon-etait-plus-necessaire-a-raconter-que-jamais.html, subscription, live,ghostarchive.org/archive/Elgos, 7 November 2022, L’Obs, French, {{cbignore}} Winslet and Cotillard had previously co-starred in Contagion (2011).WEB, Jagernauth, Kevin, 25 August 2011, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow & Marion Cotillard Try & Stave Off The Virus In New ‘Contagion’ Photos,www.indiewire.com/news/general/kate-winslet-gwyneth-paltrow-marion-cotillard-try-stave-off-the-virus-in-new-contagion-photos-116715/, IndieWire, 9 September 2023, 9 September 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230909225346/https://www.indiewire.com/news/general/kate-winslet-gwyneth-paltrow-marion-cotillard-try-stave-off-the-virus-in-new-contagion-photos-116715/, live, Winslet said she was patronized by male executives when she was trying to get funding for the film. “The men who think you want and need their help are unbelievably outraging. I’ve even had a director say to me: ‘Listen, you do my film and I’ll get your little Lee funded...’ Little! Or we’d have potential male investors saying things like: Tell me, why am I supposed to like this woman?”, Winslet told Vogue. During pre-production, Winslet covered two weeks of wages with her own money due to insufficient funds.

Filming

Filming began in late September 2022 in Croatia.WEB, ZajoviÄ‡, Milena, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Josh O’Connor, and Marion Cotillard to Shoot Lee Miller Biopic in Croatia,www.filmneweurope.com/news/croatia-news/item/123823-kate-winslet-jude-law-josh-o-connor-marion-cotillard-to-shoot-lee-miller-biopic-in-croatia, Film New Europe Association, 7 September 2022, September 1, 2022, 7 September 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220907215125/https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/croatia-news/item/123823-kate-winslet-jude-law-josh-o-connor-marion-cotillard-to-shoot-lee-miller-biopic-in-croatia, live, Production paused for a short period that month when Winslet slipped during filming and was taken to the hospital.WEB, Gajewski, Ryan, Kate Winslet Taken to Hospital After Fall While Filming in Croatia,www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kate-winslet-taken-to-hospital-filming-croatia-1235223176/, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 September 2022, September 18, 2022, 18 September 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220918225926/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kate-winslet-taken-to-hospital-filming-croatia-1235223176/, live, The accident happened on the first day of shooting, when Winslet slipped and injured her back while she was rehearsing a sequence where Lee Miller was running down the street in Saint-Malo under bombardment. Winslet decided to keep filming despite her back injury and barely being able to stand up.Filming also took place in Hungary and wrapped in early December 2022.WEB, Evans, Chris, Kate Winslet and Jude Law Starrer, Lee, to Shoot in Hungary and Croatia,www.kftv.com/news/2022/09/06/kate-winslet-and-jude-law-starrer-lee-to-shoot-in-hungary-and-croatia, Kemps Film and TV Production Services Handbook, 16 September 2022, September 6, 2022, 16 September 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220916034438/https://www.kftv.com/news/2022/09/06/kate-winslet-and-jude-law-starrer-lee-to-shoot-in-hungary-and-croatia, live,

Release

Lee had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2023. It is set to be released theatrically by Sky CinemaWEB, Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman Star as Sky Cinema Boosts 2023 Slate, Variety (magazine), Variety, Naman, Ramachadnran, 1 February 2023, 3 February 2023,variety.com/2023/global/news/adam-driver-penelope-cruz-julianne-moore-natalie-portman-sky-cinema-1235509031/, 3 February 2023,web.archive.org/web/20230203001536/https://variety.com/2023/global/news/adam-driver-penelope-cruz-julianne-moore-natalie-portman-sky-cinema-1235509031/, live, in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 13 September 2024.WEB, 23 February 2024, Sky Original film, LEE, starring Kate Winslet, in cinemas from 13 September 2024 in UK & Ireland,www.skygroup.sky/article/sky-original-film-lee-starring-kate-winslet-in-cinemas-from-13-september-2024-in-uk-ireland-, Sky Group, In February 2024, Roadside Attractions and Vertical acquired US distribution rights to the film, originally scheduling the film for a theatrical release on 20 September 2024.WEB, Roadside Attractions, Vertical Buy Kate Winslet Drama ‘Lee’,variety.com/2024/film/news/roadside-attractions-vertical-kate-winslet-drama-lee-1235902436/, Lang, Brent, Variety (magazine), Variety, February 8, 2024, February 8, 2024, The film’s release would subsequently be delayed by a week to 27 September.WEB, ‘Lee’ Teaser: Kate Winslet Captures WWII as Iconic Photographer Lee Miller, IndieWire, Samantha, Bergeson, 1 May 2024, 2 May 2024,www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/lee-teaser-kate-winslet-wwii-photographer-lee-miller-1234997842/,

Reception

Critical response

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|68|6.4|25|consensus=Kate Winslet’s gripping performance in the title role helps elevate Lee beyond its disappointingly conventional biopic trappings.|access-date=October 2, 2023|ref=y}} {{Metacritic film prose|59|11|ref=yes|access-date=October 2, 2023}}

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