Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

The story

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?

Cast & crew

Helmut NewtonSelf (archive footage)

Isabella RosselliniSelf

Grace JonesSelf

Charlotte RamplingSelf

Anna WintourSelf

Claudia SchifferSelf

Catherine DeneuveSelf

Sylvia Gobbel

Sylvia GobbelSelf

Marianne FaithfullS elf

Nadja AuermannSelf

Phyllis Posnick

Phyllis PosnickSelf

Hanna SchygullaSelf