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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.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Edo Bertoglio
- 2001-03-14
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. It is a rare real-life snapshot of an ultra-hip subculture of post-punk era Manhattan.
Jul 13, 2001 · "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 when he...
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- Drama
- Edo Bertoglio
The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.
Dec. 5, 2019 11:19 AM PT. 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...
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YouTube Movies & TV. 180M subscribers. Subscribed. 662. The ambling, freewheeling Downtown 81 follows Jean through the city's still-untamed streets, incidentally picking up the incredible...
