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Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

Directed by Gero von Boehm

Release: 2020
Runtime: 89
Country: Germany
Language: English, French, German
One of the great masters of photography, Helmut Newton made a name for himself exploring the female form, and his cult status continues long after his tragic death in a Los Angeles car crash in 2004. Newton worked around the globe, from Singapore to Australia to Paris to Los Angeles, but Weimar Germany was the visual hallmark of his work. Newton's unique and striking way of depicting women has always posed the question: did he empower his subjects or treat them as sexual objects? Through candid interviews with Grace Jones, Charlotte Rampling, Isabella Rossellini, Anna Wintour, Claudia Schiffer, Marianne Faithfull, Hanna Schygulla, Nadja Auermann, and Newton's wife June (a.k.a. photographer Alice Springs), this documentary captures his legacy and seeks to answer questions about the themes at the core of his life's work – creating provocative and subversive images of women. The film also features Newton’s own home movies, archival footage (including a pointed exchange with Susan Sontag) and, of course, scores of iconic Newton photographs. The result: a wildly entertaining portrait of a controversial genius.

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Technical Info

  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Color: Color

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ACME Screening Room Lambertville 1594872000July 16 - September 30, 2020
AFI Silver Silver Spring 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
After Hours Film Society Naperville 1596081600July 30 - September 30, 2020
Arena Theater Point Arena 1597723200August 18 - September 30, 2020
ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks Bethlehem 1595563200July 24 - September 30, 2020
Aspen Film Aspen 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Athens Ciné Athens 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Avalon Theatre Washington 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Avon Theatre Stamford 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Belcourt Theatre Nashville 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Berkeley 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Bozeman Film Society Bozeman 1600401600September 18 - September 30, 2020
Bryn Mawr Film Institute Bryn Mawr 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Cameo Art House Theatre Fayetteville 1595563200July 24 - September 30, 2020
Cameo Cinema St. Helena 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Cape Ann Community Cinema Gloucester 1595908800July 28 - September 28, 2020
Carolina Theatre Durham 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Charles Theatre Baltimore 1595390400July 22 - September 30, 2020
Chelsea Theater Chapel Hill 1595304000July 21 - September 30, 2020
Cinema 21 Portland 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Cinema Lamont Oak Park 1595217600July 20 - September 30, 2020
Cinemapolis Ithaca 1595563200July 24 - September 30, 2020
Cleveland Cinemas Cleveland 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Cleveland Cinematheque Cleveland 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Colonial Theatre Phoenixville 1595390400July 22 - September 30, 2020
Coral Gables Art Cinema Coral Gables 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Corazon Cinema St Augustine 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Dairy Arts Center Boulder 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Darkside Cinema Corvallis 1595908800July 28 - September 30, 2020
Downing Film Center Newburgh 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Drexel Theatre Columbus 1595390400July 22 - September 30, 2020
Enzian Theatre Maitland 1597723200August 18 - September 30, 2020
Film Forum New York 1594872000July 16 - September 30, 2020
Film Society of Summit Summit 1596081600July 30 - September 30, 2020
Fine Arts Theatre Asheville 1595217600July 20 - September 30, 2020
Hamptons Film East Hampton 1597291200August 13, 2020 - January 25, 2021
Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre Hurleyville 1596081600July 30 - September 30, 2020
International Film Series Boulder 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Jane Pickens Theatre Newport 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Kiggins Theatre Vancouver 1595304000July 21 - September 30, 2020
Laemmle Theatres Los Angeles 1594872000July 16 - September 30, 2020
LeFont Film Society Atlanta 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Lumiere Cinema Los Angeles 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Majestic Theater Gettysburg 1598932800September 1 - September 30, 2020
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sedona 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Middleburg Film Festival Middleburg 1595563200July 24 - September 30, 2020
Midtown Cinema Harrisburg 1595390400July 22 - September 30, 2020
Music Box Theatre Chicago 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
No Festival Required Phoenix 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
North Park Theatre Buffalo 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
O Cinema Miami Beach 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Palm Springs Cultural Center Palm Springs 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Philadelphia Film Society Philadelphia 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center Patchogue 1595476800July 23 - September 30, 2020
Plaza Theatre Atlanta 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Red River Theatres Concord 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Jamestown 1598414400August 26 - September 30, 2020
Rio Theatre Santa Cruz 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Salem Cinema Salem 1595217600July 20 - September 30, 2020
ShowRoom Cinemas Asbury Park 1595390400July 22 - September 30, 2020
SIFF Film Center Seattle 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Tampa Theatre Tampa 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
TCAN Cinema Natick 1596427200August 3 - September 30, 2020
The Colonial Theatre Bethlehem 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
The Frida Cinema Santa Ana 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
The Grand Berry Theater Fort Worth 1595908800July 28 - September 30, 2020
The Loft Cinema Tucson 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
The Moviehouse Millerton 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
The Nightlight Cinema Akron 1595908800July 28 - September 30, 2020
The Ryder Film Series Bloomington 1596427200August 3 - September 30, 2020
The Screening Room Amherst 1595908800July 28 - September 30, 2020
Tivoli at the Nelson-Atkins Kansas City 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Vermont International Film Festival Burlington 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Violet Crown Austin Austin 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Violet Crown Charlottesville Charlottesville 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Violet Crown Santa Fe Santa Fe 1594958400July 17 - September 30, 2020
Waters Edge Cinema Provincetown 1595908800July 28 - September 30, 2020