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Based on The Life of Lee Miller
Story
The story of the American photographer Lee Miller, a photo model who became a famous war correspondent for Vogue during the Second World War. the only official biography of Lee Miller, written by her own son Anthony Penrose and published in 1985. Mueller is not allowed to enter Hitler’s apartment because it is intended for “officers only”. " Military correspondents were given the rank of captain, so formally the security service of the US army had to pass him. Lee Miller: [Hands knife to girl she just saved from rape] Cut him next time..
Just returned home from LI
There’s something like “whatever happens” in the closing credits. explanations; and some of Lee’s original photographs, often alongside photographs recreated for the film. Shown in the 7PM project: episode from October 21, 2024. (2024). at my local Picture House.
Damn, it was DARK
Well, it’s not dark yet, but until the last half hour… phew. Let’s say it’s “good”; isn’t that the term anyone would ever apply to it. Not that I went into this unprepared: I’d seen Kate Winslet on a commercial talk show and I’m already a big fan of Lee Miller’s photojournalism, I knew what kind of subject we were inevitably going to explore, but still… don’t I’m not saying that you were not warned.
Winslet is great in the lead role, as are everyone else
This film very convincingly introduces you to the horrifying fact of the Nazi genocide, and it is very convincing, because at the time it was a revelation, without (thankfully) sentimentality. honestly: no bad results – and speaking as a Rolleiflex TLR user, it was clear that she was well prepared to confidently operate this beautiful machine. There were moments when the picky photography pedant in me wondered if some of the interior shots were taken in such low light that it would hardly have made any useful impression on the relatively slow film available in the 1940s, but it is quite a long film and events presented in a simple, linear form (through a series of chronological memories) with a fairly steady pace – personally I would like a little more step variation; your taste may differ. My only really negative criticism has to do with one frankly odd casting. The role of the Englishman Roland Penrose is given to the Swedish star Alexander Skarsgård, whose lousy attempt to use an English accent is…
think about it!
“variable” in my opinion. this is the best word for it. It was hard to tell what part of England he was supposed to be from or what social class he was from, and there were times when he didn’t speak English at all. I had to suppress my disbelief at some pretty tough rubber when he opened his mouth. Oh well…
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