Lee (15)

The ever reliable Kate Winsliet is commanding as Lee Miller, who went from fashion to war photography, in this biographical drama.

This all begins with Lee who lives a life of luxury with her artist lover Roland Penrose (Alexander Skarsgård) before becoming a war correspondent during World War II and a highly celebrated photographer for Vogue Magazine. While travelling through war-torn Germany, Miller works alongside the Jewish New York journalist David Scherman (Andy Samberg) who assists her in capturing the atrocities that are occurring. While the daring photographer initially struggles to get her images out to the world because of stubborn US politics, the images she captures soon become some of the most recognizable and haunting photographs to come out of the war, showing the world the injustices and sheer hatred that was taking place in Nazi Germany.

Andrea Riseborough plays her editor, the actor once again fully disappearing into her character, and one of the more interesting wrestles in the film is between what Miller thinks people need to be aware of and what Vogue magazine thinks is acceptable. Lee is a captivating and thrilling drama