Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
7.5
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.
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Robert Mapplethorpe
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Program No. 61: Robert Mapplethorpe
Fran Lebowitz
Self
Also in
The Wolf of Wall Street
Law & Order
Debbie Harry
Self
Known for
Videodrome
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Brooke Shields
Self
Known for
The Blue Lagoon
Mr. Pickles
Carolina Herrera
Self
Paul Martineau
Self
Bob Colacello
Self
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Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol
Patti Smith
Self (voice) (uncredited)
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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Film Socialisme
Fenton Bailey Director · Randy Barbato Director David Benjamin Steinberg Composer
United States release January 22, 2016 · Produced in Germany, United States · Production World of Wonder, HBO Documentary Films
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World of Wonder
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HBO Documentary Films
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World of Wonder Productions
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Germany · United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · January 22, 2016
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States
April 4, 2016 · TV
Denmark
June 16, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 27, 2017 · TV · NPO 2
South Korea
June 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 24, 2016 · Digital
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