Helmut Newton: the Bad and the Beautiful
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1h 29m
Directed by Gero von Boehm | 93 mins | 2020
Released on the centenary of its late subject’s birth, von Boehm’s fascinating documentary investigates the German-born photographer and provocateur Helmut Newton’s complicated legacy as the maestro of “porno chic” through interviews with muses like Charlotte Rampling, Claudia Schiffer, and Grace Jones.
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