This is an honest film above all else. It doesn't excuse Mapplethorpe's transgressions, but it manages to celebrate his work in spite of them.
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This review of Mapplethorpe (2019) was written by Jessica Baxter and published by Hammer to Nail on 30 Nov 2018.
Mapplethorpe has generally received mixed reviews.
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