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Critic Richard Whittaker
rated 6

If von Boehm adds anything to what's known of Newton's life, it's to explore his iconography...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Roxana Hadadi
rated 5

As an opportunity for the women who were voiceless in Newton’s photographs to finally speak, [it] is enlightening and provocative.

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Critic Roger Moore
rated 8

It’s a fun, generally brisk biography, one whose tone might be the artist’s credo.

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Critic Cath Clarke
rated 6

The film benefits from terrific behind-the-scenes footage of Newton on the set of his shoots.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Kerstin Gezelius
rated 6

Den här eleganta dokumentären sticker inte under stol med att det är en hyllningsfilm.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Emma Gray Munthe
rated 6

I dokumentären om den legendariska fotografen blandas arkivklipp med nygjorda intervjuer med namn som Charlotte Rampling, Claudia Schiffer och Grace Jones.

Read full review at Aftonbladet
Critic Nanna Frank Rasmussen
rated 8

Humoristisk portræt af en stor kunstner ... undskyld, håndværker!

Read full review at Politiken
Critic Katrine Sommer Boysen
rated 7

...et fascinerende billede af et menneske, der blæste konventionerne et stykke, og som havde en syleskarp vision, hver gang han skulle fremmane et fotografi.

Read full review at Jyllands-Posten

Cast & Crew

Susan Sontag
As Self (archive footage)
Susan Sontag
Director
Gero von Boehm
Director
June Newton
As Self (archive footage)
June Newton
Director

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Celebrated photographer Helmut Newton's work provocatively explores the feminine form in his iconic portraits and fashion editorials. His controversial depiction of women sparks the question: were they subjects or objects? This documentary offers a fresh perspective on Newton's life and art, as the women he photographed finally give their own interpretation of his work.

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