Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

52 mins | Documentary | Aug. 2, 2020

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?

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

52 mins | Documentary | Aug. 2, 2020

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
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?
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers ZDF, Lupa Film, Monarda Arts
Original title Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
Directors Gero von Boehm
Writers Gero von Boehm

Cast

Grace Jones

as Self

Anna Wintour

as Self

Sylvia Gobbel

as Self

Nadja Auermann

as Self

Phyllis Posnick

as Self

Hanna Schygulla

as Self

Carla Sozzani

as Self

Arja Töyrylä

as Self

June Newton

as Self (archive footage)

Susan Sontag

as Self (archive footage)

Helmut Newton

as Self (archive footage)

Yves Saint Laurent

as Self (archive footage)