Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

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2020 · 93 min · Documentary · TMDB 6.2/10

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?

Directed by Gero von Boehm

Cast

• Helmut Newton — Self (archive footage)
• Isabella Rossellini — Self
• Grace Jones — Self
• Charlotte Rampling — Self
• Anna Wintour — Self