Mapplethorpe
An intimate portrait of the celebrated yet controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (Matt Smith) whose relationship with Patti Smith and other icons of '70s New York influenced his ambitious photos while he explored his emerging sexuality.
Nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.
"[D]irector Ondi Timoner... has crafted a stylish, evocative, absorbing snapshot of creative expression, artistic ambition, sexuality and eroticism." - Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Running Time
103 mins
Year
2019
Rating
R
Kanopy ID
6692055
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Comments (5)
I can't agree with the sympathy some people feel is in order for the life Mapplethorpe led. He used people--did he pay his models in cash or coke or just give them the honor of sleeping and associating with him? Some of the photos are art, some are obscene which is not lessened by the use ...Read more
I can't agree with the sympathy some people feel is in order for the life Mapplethorpe led. He used people--did he pay his models in cash or coke or just give them the honor of sleeping and associating with him? Some of the photos are art, some are obscene which is not lessened by the use of sophisticated cameras and developing techniques and papers.
He lived his life in the fast lane and paid for it. I had a boyfriend who lived like that who ended the same way. By the purest good luck I met the love of my life and lived secure with him for 37 years with not a single worry about AIDS or even a non-lethal STD. I'm not a prude but having a talent and not living responsibly is to waste that talent.
Read lessNot a great film but I watch anything that has Mapplethorpe's name attached to it.
enjoyed Smith's Just Kids more tbh
great dp
must see
Though an artfully faithful chronicle, the slack direction relegates this worthy bio-pic to being a mediocre treatment of a fascinating subject.