Elisabeth “Lee” Miller had been working as a US photo model and fashion photographer, before, starting in 1942, she documented the war in Europe as a photo reporter for different outlets, including for Vogue. Miller witnessed the liberation of Paris and Alsace firsthand. In April 1945, she was among the first to document the Nazi crimes on the day of the liberation of the concentration camps Buchenwald and Dachau. “Lee” (2023) shows how Miller’s son Antony Penrose (Josh O’Connor) finds long-forgotten photographs in the attic of his late mother (Kate Winslet). It is thanks to Penrose that Lee Miller’s work is still known today. Her photos rank among the significant photographic works of the 20th century.
Directed by: Ellen Kuras
Great Britain 2023, 116 min, OV with German subtitles
Film Discussion with
Michael Fuchs
American Studies, University of Innsbruck
Hosted by
Magdalena Modler-El-Abdaoui
Programme Director at Haus der Begegnung, Innsbruck