Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020)

  • NR
  • 09/29/2020 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 52m

Overview

Women were clearly at the core of legendary photographer Helmut Newton's work. The stars of his iconic portraits and fashion editorials – from Catherine Deneuve to Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling to Isabella Rossellini – finally give their own interpretation of the life and work of this controversial genius. A portrait by the portrayed. Provocative, unconventional, subversive, his depiction of women still sparks the question: were they subjects or objects?

Gero von Boehm

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Helmut Newton's headshot

Helmut Newton

Self (archive footage)
Isabella Rossellini's headshot

Isabella Rossellini

Self
Grace Jones's headshot

Grace Jones

Self
Charlotte Rampling's headshot

Charlotte Rampling

Self
Anna Wintour's headshot

Anna Wintour

Self
Claudia Schiffer's headshot

Claudia Schiffer

Self
Catherine Deneuve's headshot

Catherine Deneuve

Self
Sylvia Gobbel's headshot

Sylvia Gobbel

Self

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