Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020)

6.2/10 93 min Documentary

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?

Cast

Helmut Newton

Self (archive footage)

Isabella Rossellini

Self

Grace Jones

Self

Charlotte Rampling

Self

Anna Wintour

Self

Claudia Schiffer

Self

Catherine Deneuve

Self

Marianne Faithfull

S elf

Nadja Auermann

Self

Hanna Schygulla

Self

Susan Sontag

Self (archive footage)

Yves Saint Laurent

Self (archive footage)

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