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Bert Stern: Original Mad Man is the definitive voyage into the life and work of one of America’s most influential photographers. An original Madison Avenue “mad man,” Stern’s images helped create modern advertising. Photographing the world’s most alluring women in fashion and Hollywood for the past 50 years -- Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Kate Moss and Scarlett Johansson among them -- minted Stern as a celebrity in his own right. Here, Stern reveals his wild, untold life story to his long-time muse, filmmaker Shannah Laumeister. It seemed Stern could do no wrong, until a dramatic fall from grace. A story of self-creation, rise, fall and reinvention, exploring creativity, celebrity, and desire through the eyes of a man who got everything he wanted. Almost.
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50%- Reviews Counted: 20
- Fresh: 10
- Rotten: 10
- Average Rating: 5.4/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: An unappealing jumble of sex, regret and hero worship, "Bert Stern" is an odd tribute to brilliance muffled by lust.
Rotten: While Bert Stern: Original Madman mines its subject's work for a steady stream of striking visuals, his self-narration proves to be of little interest, offering little variation on a single theme: his love/lust for women.
Fresh: A sometimes uncomfortably intimate portrait of a man who seems unsure if he has a place left in the culture he helped to shape.
Fresh: An effusive, sad, visually gorgeous, and illuminating portrait of the artist.
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