Helmut Newton: The Bad And The Beautiful
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful tells the extraordinary story of one of the most iconic photographers of the 20th century. From his childhood years in Berlin to his artistic heyday in France.
Exploring the feminine forms became his signature and made him immortal to this day. His unique and provocative portraits, in which women were always the driving force, still raise questions: did he portray them as powerful subjects, or were they primarily the sexualized object of his male gaze? In addition to the beautiful photographs of Helmut Newton, the documentary alternates with intimate interviews from Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling, Isabella Rossellini and widow June Newton, among others, about his life and legacy of photography.
Gero von Boehm, USA, 2020, 93 min. English spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With Helmut Newton (Zichzelf), Charlotte Rampling (Zichzelf), Grace Jones (Zichzelf), Isabella Rossellini (Zichzelf), Anna Wintour (Zichzelf), Claudia Schiffer (Zichzelf).