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Basquiat is a 1996 American biographical drama film directed, written and co-composed by Julian Schnabel in his feature directorial debut. The film is based on the life of American postmodernist/neo expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. It is the first film about an American painter written and directed by another artist.
Aug 9, 1996 · Basquiat: Directed by Julian Schnabel. With Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani. The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
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- Biography, Drama
- Julian Schnabel
- 1996-08-09
Aug 16, 1996 · That Basquiat will not do. Drugs are the center of his existence. His best friend from the early days, a Puerto Rican painter named Benny (Benicio Del Toro), finally drops him because of his self-destructiveness. Gina finds him nearly dead after an overdose. It is clear to everyone he is in trouble. But by now Basquiat is in a mental land of ...
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Despite living a life of extreme poverty in Brooklyn, graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jeffrey Wright) strives to rise up through the heady New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
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- Julian Schnabel
- R
- Jeffrey Wright
Aug 9, 1996 · Play Trailer. In 1981, a nineteen-year-old unknown graffiti writer took the New York art world by storm. The rest is art history. Overview. The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity. Julian Schnabel. Director, Writer. Lech Majewski. Story. John F. Bowe. Writer.
Basquiat. Directed by Julian Schnabel • 1996 • United States. Starring Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper. Julian Schnabel brings the all-too-brief life and incandescent world of Jean-Michel Basquiat to the screen with this dreamily stylized tribute from one creative phenom to another.
With stunning cinematography and an unforgettable soundtrack, BASQUIAT is a must-see film for art lovers and cinephiles alike. In Julian Schnabel's BASQUIAT, the life and art of...