Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

6.2

93m

2020

Documentary

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?

Starring

Helmut Newton, Isabella Rossellini, Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling, Anna Wintour, Claudia Schiffer, Catherine Deneuve, Sylvia Gobbel, Marianne Faithfull, Nadja Auermann

Directed By

Gero von Boehm