Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
Directed by Gero Von Boehm
2020Documentary93 minUnited States
Catherine Deneuve, Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling and Isabella Rossellini interpret the life and work of photographer Helmut Newton: were his women subjects, or objects?
Synopsis
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?
The director
Gero Von Boehm
Gero von Boehm is a German documentary filmmaker and television journalist who has made more than a hundred films about artists, scientists and thinkers. He was a friend of Helmut Newton for decades.
