Reading Cinema – Lee

Tutor/Leader: Trevor Cann
Date: Monday 28 October 2024
Location: On arrangement
Time: 10:45am – 3:00pm
Numbers: 30
Cost:

Its been a while since we have had a regular movie outing and this is because there haven’t been movies available that we feel would suit the U3A membership.

This is soon to change with the future screening of LEE starring Kate Winslet in an outstanding role.

The movie offers a fascinating portrait of the great American war correspondent Lee Miller, whose singular talent and ferocious tenacity gives us some of the 20th century’s most indelible images.
A former model, Lee is now tired of being viewed through a lens and by men, and focusses on her own work as a photographer.
Frustrated by the restrictions that were placed on female photographers, who were at the time were limited to documenting life on the home front.

Lee urges her female boss at British Vogue to request permission for Lee to go to the front line.
With a profound understanding and empathy for women and for the voiceless victims, her images feature both the fragility and ferocity of the human ability to survive, exist, fight, defend and live.

Actual screening times are yet to be established but we are told there will be one at around 11:00 am. We plan to go on Monday October 28th.
We will advise actual times to those registered during the week beforehand. Then we will lunch at Itahlia for those interested afterwards.