
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

Helmut Newton
Self (archive footage)

Isabella Rossellini
Self

Grace Jones
Self

Charlotte Rampling
Self

Anna Wintour
Self

Claudia Schiffer
Self

Catherine Deneuve
Self
Sylvia Gobbel
Self

Marianne Faithfull
S elf

Nadja Auermann
Self
Phyllis Posnick
Self

Hanna Schygulla
Self
Carla Sozzani
Self
Arja Töyrylä
Self
June Newton
Self (archive footage)

Susan Sontag
Self (archive footage)

Yves Saint Laurent
Self (archive footage)
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