Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

2020/08/02 • Released • English, French, German

Documentary
6.5
1h 33m

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?

Director : Gero von Boehm

Casts
Helmut Newton

Helmut Newton

Self (archive footage)

Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

Self

Grace Jones

Grace Jones

Self

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Self

Anna Wintour

Anna Wintour

Self

Claudia Schiffer

Claudia Schiffer

Self

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Self

Sylvia Gobbel

Self

Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull

S elf

Nadja Auermann

Nadja Auermann

Self

Phyllis Posnick

Self

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Self

Carla Sozzani

Self

Arja Töyrylä

Self

June Newton

Self (archive footage)

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag

Self (archive footage)

Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent

Self (archive footage)

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