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Mapplethorpe

20196.31h 42m

Overview

A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.

Directed by Ondi Timoner
Written by Ondi Timoner, Mikko Alanne, Bruce Goodrich
Produced by Nate Dushku, Richard J. Bosner, Eliza Dushku
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Top Cast

Matt Smith

Matt Smith

Robert Mapplethorpe

Marianne Rendón

Marianne Rendón

Patti Smith

John Benjamin Hickey

John Benjamin Hickey

Sam Wagstaff

Brandon Sklenar

Brandon Sklenar

Edward Mapplethorpe

McKinley Belcher III

McKinley Belcher III

Milton Moore

Mark Moses

Mark Moses

Harry Mapplethorpe

Hari Nef

Hari Nef

Tinkerbelle

Carolyn McCormick

Carolyn McCormick

Joan Mapplethorpe

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Father Stack

Karan Oberoi

Karan Oberoi

Emilio Acquavella

Themes & Keywords

photographerbiographyhivbdsmlgbtgay artist

About Mapplethorpe

Mapplethorpe is a drama, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of photographer, biography, hiv, bdsm, lgbt, gay artist. Directed by Ondi Timoner, it stars Matt Smith, Marianne Rendón, John Benjamin Hickey. A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.

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