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Where to Watch Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020) in the US
- 2020
- Unrated
- 1h 33m
- 7.1IMDb
- 79%Rotten Tomatoes
- 65Metascore
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What it's about
Born into a wealthy Jewish family, Helmut Newton came of age ensconced in the seductive decadence of an 'anything goes' Berlin under the Weimar Republic. His teenaged apprenticeship under commercial photography pioneer Yva - who perished in the Holocaust - coincided with his family's persecution under the rise of the Third Reich and the emergence of the striking aesthetics of infamous Nazi propagandist, filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl. He escaped with members of his family in 1938 and met his life partner June while in Australia working as a commercial photographer. The couple eventually settled in Paris where Helmut's gradual evolution beyond the, then, conservative confines of fashion photography coincided with the radical political upheaval of 60s France. Interpreting the most traumatic political and cultural shift in German history, Helmut established his artistic legacy by effectively channeling his past into an erotically charged, highly-subversive portfolio dominated by bold 'Aryan'-esque women in stilettos navigating the shadowy past of Helmut's motherland. Replete with Helmut's arresting imagery, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL features creative accomplices Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling, Isabella Rossellini, Marianne Faithfull, Anna Wintour and widow June Newton as they reflect on Helmut's life and legacy.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Gero von Boehm
- Writer
- Gero von Boehm
- Starring
- Helmut Newton, Sigourney Weaver, Grace Jones
Details
- Release date
- Jul 9, 2020
- Language
- English, French, German
- Country
- Germany
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Where to Watch Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (2020) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful in the United States?
- Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful is available free with a participating library card or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
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- Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD).
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