Kate Winslet’s new movie Lee is now available to stream on Sky Cinema, following its cinema release last September.
The movie sees Winslet playing real-life photographer Lee Miller, who went from being a fashion model to an acclaimed war correspondent during World War II.
From today (November 1), the movie is available to watch on Sky Cinema. If you don’t have Sky Cinema as part of your TV and streaming package, you can sign up now for as little as £10 per month.
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Directed by first-time feature director Ellen Kuras, who was the cinematographer behind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindthe movie focuses on Lee’s work, which includes some of the most iconic photos of World War II and the Holocaust. The story was adapted from Antony Penrose’s biography of his mother, The Lives of Lee Miller.
The supporting cast includes Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg, Challengers‘ Josh O’Connor, Oscar-winner French actor Marion Cotillard, The Regime‘s Andrea Riseborough, Noémie Merlant and Alexander Skarsgård.
Lee received a mostly positive reception from critics, landing a 66% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (from 129 reviews).
“Kate Winslet’s gripping performance in the title role helps elevate Lee beyond its disappointingly conventional biopic trappings,” reads the critics’ consensus included in the review aggregator.
The movie marks Kate Winslet’s first film-producing experience. In an interview with Digital Spyshe described the nine-year journey to bring Lee Miller’s story to the big screen as “amazing.”
“I think having that much creative control and involvement, also being responsible for bringing everyone with us in the process, and making it enjoyable, making it a team effort and creating the energy every day and an environment in which people can really excel at their jobs that they do…
“That was the most important thing for me, and we did that every day on Lee.“
Lee is now available to watch on Sky Cinema.
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Mireia (she/her) has been working as a movie and TV journalist for over seven years, mostly for the Spanish magazine Frames.
Her work has been published in other outlets such as Esquire and Elle in Spain, and WeLoveCinema in the UK.
She is also a published author, having written the essay Studio Ghibli Library: Nicky the Witch’s Apprentice about Hayao Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service.
During her years as a freelance journalist and film critic, Mireia has covered festivals around the world, and has interviewed high-profile talents such as Kristen Stewart, Ryan Gosling, Jake Gyllenhaal and many more. She’s also taken part in juries such as the FIPRESCI jury at Venice Film Festival and the short film jury at Kingston International Film Festival in London.
Now based in the UK, Mireia joined Digital Spy in June 2023 as Deputy Movies Editor.
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