The 2017 calendar “conveys personality, sensitivity and the guts to be yourself”, Peter Lindbergh explained at the international press launch of the new calendar in Paris. The German photographer has called the creation "Emotional", emphasizing how his aim was "not shoot a calendar about perfect bodies but to capture sensitivity and emotion, laying bare the souls of the women in the images, rendering them more naked that a nude."

The 44th edition of Pirelli's legendary creation is further testament to Lindbergh's love of the big screen, which he celebrates with his star-studded 2017 Pirelli Calendar cast: Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Helen Mirren, Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlotte Rampling, Lea Seydoux, Uma Thurman, Alicia Vikander, Kate Winslet, Robin Wright, and Zhang Ziyi.

Courtesy of Pirelli Calendar & Peter Lindbergh

Enjoy the exclusive interviews with the photographer Peter Lindbergh and with the protagonists of The Cal 2017 as they were shooting in New York , Los Angeles, London and Berlin.

See the behind-the-scenes video for a first look at The Cal™ 2017.