Review of Mapplethorpe (2019) by Mick Lasalle for San Francisco Chronicle — 08 Mar 2019
The best we can hope to get from a movie of this kind is an interesting story, a hint of the artist’s work, some factual accuracy and surfaces that make sense. We get that from Mapplethorpe. And while Smith can’t show us Mapplethorpe’s depths, he can suggest them, enough so that, if anyone wants to know more, they can consult the ultimate source — Mapplethorpe’s own work.
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This review of Mapplethorpe (2019) was written by Mick Lasalle and published by San Francisco Chronicle on 08 Mar 2019.
Mapplethorpe has generally received mixed reviews.
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