Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
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Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020)

93 min Released Documentary
Director: Gero von Boehm
Language: de

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

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
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Sylvia Gobbel

Self
Marianne Faithfull

Marianne Faithfull

S elf
Nadja Auermann

Nadja Auermann

Self
No Image

Phyllis Posnick

Self
Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Self
No Image

Carla Sozzani

Self
No Image

Arja Töyrylä

Self
No Image

June Newton

Self (archive footage)