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?
Helmut NewtonSelf (archive footage)
Isabella RosselliniSelf
Grace JonesSelf
Charlotte RamplingSelf
Anna WintourSelf
Claudia SchifferSelf
Catherine DeneuveSelfSylvia GobbelSelf
Marianne FaithfullS elf
Nadja AuermannSelfPhyllis PosnickSelf
Hanna SchygullaSelfCarla SozzaniSelfArja TöyryläSelfJune NewtonSelf (archive footage)
