Mapplethorpe (film)
Mapplethorpe is a 2018 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ondi Timoner.[1] Shooting began on 11 July 2017 in New York and lasted only 19 days.[1] It premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.[2]
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Directed by | Ondi Timoner |
Produced by | Eliza Dushku Ondi Timoner Nate Dushku Richard J. Bosner |
Screenplay by | Mikko Alanne Ondi Timoner |
Starring | Matt Smith |
Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
Cinematography | Nancy Schreiber |
Edited by | Lee Percy John David Allen |
Production company | Boston Diva Productions Interloper Films |
Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Language | English |
Premise
Details the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe through his career up until his death in 1989.
Cast
- Matt Smith as Robert Mapplethorpe
- McKinley Belcher III as Milton Moore
- Carolyn McCormick as Joan Mapplethorpe
- John Benjamin Hickey as Sam Wagstaff
- Tina Benko as Sandy Daley
- Brian Stokes Mitchell as Father Stack
- Marianne Rendón as Patti Smith
- Kerry Butler as Holly Solomon
- Thomas Philip O'Neill as David Croland
- John Bolton as Harold Jones
- Karan Oberoi as Emilio Acquavella
- Logan Smith as Young Robert
- Brandon Sklenar as Edward Mapplethorpe
- Jason Lopez as Tom Baril
- Anthony Michael Lopez as Jack Fritscher[3]
- Hari Nef as Tinkerbelle
- Martin Axon as Martin Axon
- Mickey O'Hagan as Tina Summerlin
Reception
Mapplethorpe has received six Audience Awards at Tribeca Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, All Genders Lifestyles and Identities Film Festival, Key West Film Festival, Long Beach Q Film Festival, Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival, Out on Film Atlanta Film Festival, and Best LGBTQ Film at Key West Int'l Film Festival, Best Director at Long Beach Int'l Film Festival, Best Feature Film and Best Director at the Queen Palm International Film Festival and Best Feature Film and Best Director at the Hollywood Women's Film Festival.
References
- Winfrey, Graham. "Patti Smith Not Involved With Robert Mapplethorpe Film as Role Is Cast - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- Raup, Jordan (March 7, 2018). "Tribeca 2018 Lineup Includes 'Disobedience,' 'The Miseducation of Cameron Post,' 'The Seagull,' and More". The Film Stage.
- Gremore, Graham (2019-03-08). "Disabled actor Anthony Michael Lopez talks new film 'Mapplethorpe' and being an out gay leading man". Queerty. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
External links
- Mapplethorpe on IMDb
- Mapplethorpe at Rotten Tomatoes
- Mapplethorpe at Metacritic
- Mapplethorpe at Box Office Mojo