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Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
2020 6.5 (14 votes) 1h 33m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Lupa Film
Monarda Arts
ZDF

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

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?

Key Crew

Director: Gero von Boehm

Producer: Felix von Boehm

Screenplay: Gero von Boehm

Top 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

Sylvia Gobbel

Self

Videos

Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful – Official U.S. Trailer

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