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Who was Lee Miller, the model-turned-war photographer? Played by Kate Winslet in the new biopic, she was a surrealist muse who posed in that iconic photo in Adolf Hitler’s bathtub
STORYFaye Bradley
- Lee just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, starring Kate Winslet as the Vogue model-turned-war photographer and Alexander Skarsgård as her husband Roland Penrose
- Rubbing shoulders with artists Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau, Miller quickly signed on as a war photographer at the start of World War 2 – one of few women to do so
Lee, a biopic based on the life of Vogue model-turned-war photographer Lee Miller, just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10.
Directed by award-winning cinematographer Ellen Kuras (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), the film follows the incredible story of Miller, who braved the front lines of war to capture some of the most iconic photos of the 20th century.
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Miller is played by Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet. The biopic also stars Alexander Skarsgård as Roland Penrose, the love of Miller’s life, Andy Samberg as David E. Scherman, and Marion Cotillard, Andrea Riseborough and Noémie Merlan in supporting roles.
While critics are divided over whether the film does maximum justice to Miller’s legacy, Winslet – a devoted fan of the woman herself – has already received plenty of praise for her superb performance as the lead character.
But what else do we know about the film’s subject, Lee Miller?