Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020)

movie · 93 min · German · 7.0/10 (IMDb 7.1)

Streaming in Sweden on Cineasterna.

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 Helmut Newton, Isabella Rossellini, Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling, Anna Wintour, Claudia Schiffer, Catherine Deneuve, Sylvia Gobbel.

Documentary

New on Cineasterna

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