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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary Bert Stern: Original Mad Man is the definitive voyage into the life and work of one of the greatest American photographers of all time. After working alongside Stanley Kubrick at Look Magazine, Stern became an original Madison Avenue "mad man," his images helping to create modern advertising. Groundbreaking photos of Elizabeth Taylor an...

Directed By: Shannah Laumeister Stern

Written By: Shannah Laumeister Stern

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • First Run Features
  • 1 h 29 m

Bert Stern: Original Madman

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Bert Stern: Original Mad Man is the definitive voyage into the life and work of one of the greatest American photographers of all time. After working alongside Stanley Kubrick at Look Magazine, Stern became an original Madison Avenue "mad man," his images helping to create modern advertising. Groundbreaking photos of Elizabeth Taylor an...

Directed By: Shannah Laumeister Stern

Written By: Shannah Laumeister Stern

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
35
13% Positive
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38% Mixed
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
35
13% Positive
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38% Mixed
3 Reviews
50% Negative
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75
May 4, 2013
An effusive, sad, visually gorgeous, and illuminating portrait of the artist.
By Peter Keough FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 4, 2013
Despite its admittedly intriguing parts, the film ultimately feels too diffuse and self-indulgent to represent a truly incisive portrait of its subject.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 4, 2013
No matter how it shakes out, 'Mad Man' will never be more than an interesting curio that provides a basic overview of why Stern matters. But for the rest of us, the images themselves will be the greatest evidence on their own of Stern's innovation in photography, fashion and advertising.
By Kevin Jagernauth FULL REVIEW
38
Apr 1, 2013
Rote, rushed, and utterly uninterested in the power of Stern as an innovator of image, making it effectively the opposite of the output of the artist it attempts to document.
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30
Apr 18, 2013
Though the photographs are memorable, the photographer is not.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
30
Apr 4, 2013
An unappealing jumble of sex, regret and hero worship, “Bert Stern” is an odd tribute to brilliance muffled by lust.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
20
Apr 2, 2013
The film does offer some revealing anecdotes about his infamous Monroe sessions, but mostly, it simply slouches from one sensationalistic, salacious bit to the next, sans any historical context. Worse, filmmaker Shannah Laumeister continually rhapsodizes on-camera about her own “soul mate” relationship with the subject—leaving viewers feeling mad as hell.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Magic Film Productions
Release Date Apr 5, 2013
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.bertsternmadman.com/
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Awards

Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Florida Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Cambridge Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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