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Miller is denied entry to Hitler’s apartment because “officers only”
Plot
The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a model turned renowned war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II. The production was given full access to the Lee Miller archives with the full cooperation and trust of the Miller family. ..
Appeared in The 7PM Project: Episode 21 October 2024 (2024)
War correspondents were given the rank of captain, so technically the US Army guard should have allowed entry. Lee Miller: [Hands a knife to a girl he has just saved from rape] Cut it next time. The end credits tell “what happened”; explanations; and some of Lee’s original photos, often with photos remastered for the film.
Her story is told from her 1960s British home to a man we assume is just a journalist
Kate Winslet gives a highly effective performance here as the eponymous photographer who initially comes to London to be with her husband Roland Penrose (Alexander Skarsgård) and work for the formidable Audrey Withers (Andrea Riseborough) at Vogue magazine as a fashion photographer. With the seemingly unstoppable rise of the Nazis across Europe, Penrose devotes more time to the war effort and becomes increasingly determined to prove that she is just as capable as her male counterparts. Needless to say, there is some resistance to her involvement in war zones, but through her own tenacity and her alliance with David Scherman (Andy Samberg), she soon becomes actively involved in war photography and goes on to capture some of the most horrific locations ever built, witnessing first-hand the harrowing horrors left by a now-defeated war machine that made mass destruction an art form.
Some are happy, others less so, and some have not lived long enough
In fact, her obvious nervousness and unpleasant attitude towards him and his task suggest she sees no value in his memories, but as we unravel the threads of her life, we begin to sense that there is something more between her and this young man (José O’Connor), who illustrates quite well the decisions of a woman who has probably put her career first. Through the characters of Solange (Marion Cotillard) and Nusch (Noémie Merlant), the film also tries to flesh out the story of the “collaborator.” with their new masters. The production and fight sequences aren’t exactly effective – perhaps a little too polished, the script a little dry, and perhaps a little too much, but Winslet shows plenty of ability to take on a role that could easily have been sugarcoated with bravado, but instead brings a more measured charisma to her portrayal of a woman whose bloody courage provided some of the most significant photographs of World War II.