Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

Documentary · 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?

Starring

Gero von Boehm, Isabella Rossellini, Charlotte Rampling, Gero von Boehm, Felix von Boehm, Grace Jones, Anna Wintour, Sven Jakob-Engelmann, Tom Weichenhain, Marianne Faithfull

Director

Gero von Boehm