52 Films by Women Vol 8. 39. Lee (Director: Ellen Kuras)
Pictured : Kate Winslet as photographer Lee Miller in the drama ' Lee ', set in the years 1938-1945. The film is written by Liz Hannah , John Collee and Marion Hume and directed by Ellen Kuras . Still courtesy of Roadside Attractions (US), Sky (UK) Cinematographer Ellen Kuras ( Summer of Sam , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ) forged a career in directing for television on series such as Ozark , Brave New World and The Umbrella Academy . Lee , which follows seven formative years (1938-1945) in the life of American photographer Lee Miller, played by Spotless Mind co-star Kate Winslet, is Kuras’ first film for the big screen. Scripted by Liz Hannah, Marion Hume and John Collee, Lee plods from incident to incident, focussing on the background to some of Miller’s celebrated photographs taken during World War Two. It even has that most contrived of devices, the older Lee (Winslet in convincing make up) being interviewed at home by a young man (Josh O’Connor) and re...