![]() ![]() In this context, Newton's provocative approach made him the most sought-after photographer of his generation, adds the filmmaker. And at the same time, "fashion photography was going through an absolute revolution," adds von Boehm.īefore Newton, fashion photography was lovely and harmless, with photographers such as Richard Avedon and Irving Penn renowned for their minimalistic and beautifully lit photos, recalls von Boehm. The sexual revolution of the late 1960s and early 70s coincided with Newton's peak. Would the work of an "old white man photographing young naked women" find acclaim in today's #MeToo context? "You have to see Newton in connection with the period during which these pictures were taken," says Gero von Boehm. Filmmaker Gero von Boehm with model Grace Jones, who is also interviewed in the documentary Image: Pierre Nativel, LUPA FILM The film also shows some of the most prominent critics of Newton's work, such as Susan Sontag in the US and Alice Schwarzer in Germany, who accused the photographer of promoting a clichéed and at times degrading image of women. He overthrew much of what was established in photography at the time."Īs for "the beautiful" in the title, it obviously refers to the many women von Boehm interviewed for the documentary: Isabella Rossellini, Charlotte Rampling, Anna Wintour, Grace Jones, Nadja Auermann, Claudia Schiffer, Marianne Faithfull, as well as Newton's long-time wife, June Browne. "Of course, for many people he was a 'bad boy' or a 'naughty boy,' as his wife always called him," von Boehm pointed out. Newton could also be seen as "bad" for his controversial portrayal of the female body, which did not please everyone, as he often had his models pose naked for him. Helmut Newton in 1993 Image: Foto: Helmut Newton, Helmut Newton Estate Now, Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful is celebrating its world premiere on July 8 in Berlin, before the film's theater release a day later. The original premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York in April had to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Through his photos, "he often told stories that hid secrets or which could lead us to think that something terrible had happened. "Some of the things that Helmut Newton showed us could be seen as 'bad,'" von Boehm told DW. Here too, the film explores the fashion world from behind the scenes, depicting the rich and the beautiful - as seen through the star photographer's camera lens. ![]() Starring Kirk Douglas and Lana Turner, it portrayed behind-the-scenes Hollywood life through stories of rising and failing movie stars.ĭirector Gero von Boehm intentionally picked the same title for his new documentary on the world-famous photographer Helmut Newton, who was born in Berlin in 1920 and died in a car accident in Los Angeles in 2004. The Bad and the Beautiful was a famous melodrama by Vincente Minelli from the 1950s.
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