Product Details

• Actors: Candice Bergen, Tina Brown (III), Catherine Deneuve, Faye Dunaway, Robert Evans
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Homevision
• VHS Release Date: June 20, 2000
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304622848
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,771 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover
Audacious and controversial, Helmut Newton raised the nude photograph to an art form. Born in Berlin in 1920, Newton always wanted to be a photographer. He has specialized in photographing women, giving them a uniquely stylized and glossy look. He is highly sought after for fashion photography and portraits of celebrities. This fascinating program shows Newton at work in the society centers of the world. It also features the photographer talking about his life and work, and interviews several of his famous subjects.

Product Description
Audacious and controversial, Helmut Newton raised the nude photograph to an art form and is highly sought after for fashion photography and portraits of celebrities. This film portrays Newton, at the age of 68: mischievous, provocative, funny, sarcastic. Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, Sigourney Weaver, and Karl Lagerfeld comment on their portraits by Newton and give their views of Helmut Newton the man, explaining why they consider him to be one of the greatest living photographers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helmut Traveling Road Show, July 7, 2000

By	"jazz_it" (Rye, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews

Helmut Newton - Frames From the Edge is a video primarily geared towards the ardent fan of photography. However, a person who is interested in the development of 20th century pop culture would certainly be more than amused by this wonderful video. The most striking aspect that shines throughout the video is Helmut's fun loving and sparkling personality. Witty, adventurous and most of all - fun loving - Helmut keeps the viewer informed and amused. Not at all like many photography videos centered in the class room, the range of locales in this video is dazzling. More importantly, the camera follows Helmut during shoots, conducting interviews with potential models, and riding with Helmut in Los Angeles. In the age where technological gadgets seem to proliferate it is telling that Helmut reveals that he uses one or two cameras to conduct his work. In summary, the photography fan would learn a great deal and the pop culture fan would learn why Helmut Newton is an important 20th Century icon. Much like Helmut's personality this video merits five stars.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good taste?, July 21, 2005

By	ld (Bozeman, MT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Helmut Newton - Frames from the Edge (DVD)

This is a fun documentary on Helmut Newton. I was at his lecture at the New School and the film gives you the same feel for him and his work. Most of the photos are sexy, he has a wonderful photographic identity, you can always spot his work. The DVD and video (they are not exactly the same) are worth watching for any serious fashion or commercial photographer. This is not a how to do a photo DVD. However, if you pay attention he tells you a lot about how he likes to work. Straight ahead, almost no camera hardware or crew and lots of vision. You know he saw the shot before he took it.

3.0 out of 5 stars good, October 3, 2007

By	A. Francolini (Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Helmut Newton - Frames from the Edge (DVD)

I have never been a fan of Newton but I got the DVD to learn more about him. Interesting but not great. I have seen other DVD on other famous photographers much more interesting and done better