"We Needed to Steer the Film to a Place Where It Wasn't a Biopic": Cinematographer Turned Director Ellen Kuras on Her Kate Winslet-Starring Lee

For years filmmakers have tried to tell Lee Miller's story. Famous first as a model for artists like Man Ray, then as a fashion photographer, Miller became a war correspondent during World War II. She captured some of the most iconic images of her time, from views of Hitler's life to the horrors of concentration camps. For her feature debut as a director, Ellen Kuras was determined not to fall into standard biopic conventions. Starting from a book of Miller's photographs, she collaborated with s...