Program No. 61: Robert Mapplethorpe (2006): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2006, Program No. 61: Robert Mapplethorpe is a notable film.

What it’s about. A look at at the life and work of Robert Mapplethorpe, a world renowned and controversial photographer, who died of AIDS in 1989. It explores his photography, his relationship to the downtown New York art world, and the gay S&M club scene prevalent in the eighties. His infamously explicit pictures of the gay, leather, New York Underground were considered groundbreaking and made him a cause celebre. Mapplethorpe’s portraits, flowers, erotic subject matter and artistic presentation, elevated the photograph to serious art, worthy of exhibition in galleries and museums.

Who’s in it. Program No. 61: Robert Mapplethorpe stars Robert Mapplethorpe.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Program No. 61: Robert Mapplethorpe page.