The read
A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 75/100. Scores higher than 79% of the 2,097 2010s documentary movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
43 audience votes
Key crew
- Randy BarbatoDirector
- Fenton BaileyDirector
Cast
- Robert MapplethorpeSelf (archive footage)
- Fran LebowitzSelf
- Debbie HarrySelf
- Brooke ShieldsSelf
- Carolina HerreraSelf
- Paul MartineauSelf
- Bob ColacelloSelf
- Patti SmithSelf (voice) (uncredited)
