Bert Stern - Original Madman

Bert Stern was an American photographer. He began by working at a magazine. There he worked in the same place as Stanley Kubrick. Later he moved into advertising photography. In the fifties and sixties he became a leading name on Madison Avenue. The visual language he built changed advertising. In the same period he made famous portraits. He photographed Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The series he made with Marilyn Monroe became one of the best known. The pictures of Twiggy came from his hand as well. In time he became a celebrated figure himself. The documentary was made by a director who was married to him. The account takes in both the work and the private life. Bert Stern speaks about himself in the ninety three minute film, an American production Shannah Laumeister Stern finished in 2011.