Celebrity roundelay at the Zurich Film Festival continues with Kate Winslet
Published: Monday, Oct 7th 2024, 23:10
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British actress Kate Winslet presented her new film "Lee" at the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF), shook hands, signed autographs, took selfies and accepted a Golden Eye Award. She appeared close to the audience.
The Oscar winner's visit was "like a dream come true", enthused Festival Director Christian Jungen in his laudatory speech at the Kongresshaus on Monday evening. Kate Winslet was "one of the highlights in the 20-year history of the ZFF".
The actress not only impresses with her authenticity in her roles. He also found her to be very down-to-earth during the day. For example, when she jumped into Lake Zurich in the afternoon. Winslet confirmed this: "I spent 20 to 25 minutes swimming and chatting at 15 degrees."
Film about photographer Miller
When she held the Golden Eye for her career in her hands, the 49-year-old film star became serious. After all, she was carrying what she said was the most important film of her career.
A biopic about the American war photographer Lee Miller (1907-1977), who always bore the stamp of the ex-model, although she documented historical moments such as the liberation of the Buchenwald and Dachau concentration camps. The film, which Kate Winslet shaped both as producer and leading actress, is intended to show the real Lee Miller. And encourage women all over the world to go their own way.
Ten years of work
Kate Winslet invested around ten years in the independent project. She researched meticulously and took her time to paint Miller's picture as accurately as possible. Miller's son Anthony Penrose, who, like director Ellen Kuras, was also present, confirmed that this was successful.
His story is also unique, as he only found out about his mother's achievements during the Second World War after her death.
Ever since she died, he wanted to make her story into a movie (he himself published it as a book with "The Lives of Lee Miller*). However, as if he had been waiting for Kate Winslet, he rejected countless suggestions over the years. Suggestions from men. "Now it's a movie about a woman, made by women," he says. "That's what makes it so special".
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