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Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures poster
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MASTER SCORE 73.7 / 100
2016·Biography / Documentary·1h 48m

MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES

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.

Above the Line
Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato·DirectorHuy Truong·Director of PhotographyDavid Benjamin Steinberg·Music
Cast
Robert Mapplethorpe·Self (archive footage)Fran Lebowitz·SelfDebbie Harry·SelfBrooke Shields·SelfCarolina Herrera·SelfPaul Martineau·SelfBob Colacello·SelfPatti Smith·Self (voice) (uncredited)
Full Crew
(5 credits)
Directing· 2
Randy Barbato·DirectorFenton Bailey·Director
Camera· 2
Huy Truong·Director of PhotographyMario Panagiotopoulos·Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 1
David Benjamin Steinberg·Music
By the Numbers
73.7
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
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