Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)

2016-06-16 Germany, United States of America 105 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Robert Mapplethorpe is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Fran Lebowitz is Self
Self
Debbie Harry is Self
Self
Brooke Shields is Self
Self
Carolina Herrera is Self
Self
Paul Martineau is Self
Self
Bob Colacello is Self
Self
Patti Smith is Self (voice) (uncredited)
Self (voice) (uncredited)

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