Kate Winslet Bears It All for Another Trip to the Oscars With Her Passion Project ‘Lee’ Following Its TIFF Premiere
10.09.2023 - 00:25
/ variety.com
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “I’ve been the model. I’ve been the muse. I’ve been the ingenue.
But I was done with that. I was good at drinking, having sex, and taking pictures. And I did all three as much as I could.” – Lee Miller When an elder Lee Miller, played by Kate Winslet, sits down with a young journalist to tell the story about her role during World War II in the war drama “Lee,” the memorable line sets up the filmmaker’s ultimate goal: tell the world about one of its most unsung heroes.
Along with a “Saving Private Ryan”-esque opening battle sequence, “Lee” presents itself as a glossy, character-study, looking for a home out of the acquisition market after premiering at the Roy Thomson Hall Theatre at TIFF on Saturday night. An affecting drama that puts the viewer right into the war zone, it’s led by another committed and bombastic turn by Academy Award winner Winslet. In the glitzy world of Hollywood, where talents often rise and fall like shooting stars, Winslet has transcended beyond her fame, showing range and depth.
The film is the latest of the multiple one-name biopics this year (“Oppenheimer,” “Rustin” and “Nyad”) that hopes to drum up awards attention, and its star power has made it one of the buzziest titles on the market. As “Lee” seeks distribution to make a possible play this awards season (or next), adult programming finding a home at studios is not the easy “sell” it once used to be. When you add the ongoing Hollywood strikes that have crippled the industry since May, a film’s financial prospects must be clearer than they once were.
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