Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)

Directed by

Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Genre

documentary film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe through interviews and archival footage. It covers his life and work from his early years to his death.

observationalintimatefactualunsentimentalcandidstraightforwardinformative

What happens

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures is a 2016 American documentary film about the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, directed and executive produced by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, and produced by Katharina Otto-Bernstein for Film Manufacturers Inc. Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, received its premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January 2016, followed by the international premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February, and a world television premiere on HBO in April. The film was released theatrically in the US and UK in April 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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