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.
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures has generally received positive reviews.
Perhaps you were looking for:
Cinafilm features reviews from top contributing critics and users.
Review of Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 26 Apr 2016
Review of Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
By Nicoara T (84) on 09 Jan 2017
Review of Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 20 Apr 2016
Review of Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016)
By Cath Clarke (570) for Time Out (7,510) on 18 Apr 2016
More About This Page
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures was released in 2016 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 36 reviews, giving Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures (2016) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 63%. Professional critics were more impressed with Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 73%, Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2016, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2016 with similar scores include films like The Conjuring 2, The Founder and Silence.
Popular Movies Right Now
