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Downtown 81 is a 2000 American film that was shot in 1980-1981. The film was directed by Edo Bertoglio and written and produced by Glenn O'Brien and Patrick Montgomery, with post-production in 1999-2000 by Glenn O'Brien and Maripol .
Mar 14, 2001 · Downtown 81: Directed by Edo Bertoglio. With Jean Michel Basquiat, Richard Weigand, Cyndy Schneidau, Millie Schneidau. After being released from the hospital, the artist Jean Michel Basquiat wanders around Manhattan trying to sell art to make money and find a place to stay.
Downtown 81 not only captures one of the most interesting and lively artists of the twentieth century as he is poised for fame, but it is a slice of life from one of the most exciting periods in American culture, with the emergence of new wave music, new painting, hip hop and graffiti.
"Downtown 81" is a feature film starring the legendary American artist Jean Michel Basquiat (1960-1988.) Basquiat was a 19 year old painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician...
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Dec 5, 2019 · A fairy tale with color and music is one way to categorize director Edo Bertoglio’s and writer Glenn O’Brien’s New York New Wave time capsule “Downtown 81,” starring the late, great...
Shot in New York City in late 1980 and early '81, 'Downtown 81' shows Jean Michel Basquiat moving through the city's still-untamed streets, picking up the incredible diversity of cultural activity then happening in NYC. 346 IMDb 6.9 1 h 11 min 2001. X-Ray 16+. Drama · Comedy · Atmospheric · Fantastic. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99 ...
Oct 25, 2019 · ‘Downtown 81’: Film Review. Jean-Michel Basquiat plays a version of himself in 'Downtown 81,' Edo Bertoglio and Glenn O'Brien's long-buried tour through lower Manhattan's art scene.
The ambling, freewheeling Downtown 81 follows Jean through the city's still-untamed streets, incidentally picking up the incredible diversity of cultural activity then happening in NYC.
Shot in New York City in the eightes and written by Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, "Downtown 81" features graffiti innovator and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat moving through the city's still-untamed streets, picking up the incredible diversity of cultural activity in lower Manhattan.
Downtown 81 follows Jean-Michel Basquiat, then a 19 year-old starving artist, who must raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. Hoping to sell a painting, he wanders the downtown streets, encountering painters, models, junkies, graffiti artists, and musicians.
