Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

June. 16,2016      
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, known by many as the most controversial photographer of the twentieth century. Openly gay, Mapplethorpe took images of male sex, nudity, and fetish to extremes that resulted in his work still being labelled by some as pornography masquerading as art. But less talked about are the more serene, yet striking portraits of flowers, sculptures, and perfectly framed human forms that are equally pioneering and powerful.

Robert Mapplethorpe as  Self (archive footage)
Fran Lebowitz as  Self
Debbie Harry as  Self
Brooke Shields as  Self
Bob Colacello as  Self
Patti Smith as  Self (voice) (uncredited)

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Reviews

Alicia
2016/06/16

I love this movie so much

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GamerTab
2016/06/17

That was an excellent one.

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Sexyloutak
2016/06/18

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Rexanne
2016/06/19

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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