| Uniform Title |
Mapplethorpe (Motion picture : 2018) |
| Title |
Mapplethorpe. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2019. |
| ©2018 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (102 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Madman Entertainment : MMA6437. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2018. |
| Based on a screenplay by Bruce Goodrich; adapted from the 1995 biography of Mapplethorpe by Patricia Morrisroe. |
| "An intimate look at a legend" -- Container. |
| Credits |
Directed by Ondi Timoner ; screenplay by Ondi Timoner, Mikko Alanne. |
| Performers |
Matt Smith, Marianne Rendon. |
| Summary |
Robert Mapplethorpe is arguably one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Mapplethorpe discovered himself both sexually and artistically in New York City throughout the 70's and 80's. The film explores Mapplethorpe's life from moments before he and Patti Smith moved into the famed Chelsea hotel, home to a world of bohemian chic. Here he begins photographing its inhabitants and his new found circle of friends, including artists and musicians, socialites, film stars, and members of the S&M underground. Mapplethorpe's work displayed eroticism in a way that had never been examined nor displayed before to the public. The film explores the intersection of his art and his sexuality along with his struggle for mainstream recognition. Mapplethorpe offers a nuanced portrait of an artist at the height of his craft and of the self-destructive impulses that threaten to undermine it all. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : R18+. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0, Region 4, PAL, anamorphic widescreen 16:9. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Morrisroe, Patricia, -- 1951- Film adaptations |
| Mapplethorpe, Robert -- Drama |
| Photographers -- Drama |
| Gay photographers -- Drama |
| Bondage (Sexual behavior) in art -- Drama |
| Photography, erotic -- Drama |
| Arts -- Drama |
| Photography of the nude -- Drama |
| Nude in art -- Drama |
| Homosexuality -- Drama |
| Homosexuality and art -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Genre |
Biographical films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Timoner, Ondi director, screenwriter. |
| Alanne, Mikko, 1972- screenwriter. |
| Goodrich, Bruce screenwriter. |
| Smith, Matt, 1982- actor. |
| Rendón, Marianne actor. |
| Morrisroe, Patricia, 1951-. Mapplethorpe Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
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