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Aug 9, 1996 · A film by Julian Schnabel about the life and career of Jean Michel Basquiat, a New York graffiti artist who became a star in the art world. The cast includes Jeffrey Wright, Benicio Del Toro, Gary Oldman, and David Bowie as Andy Warhol.
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- Biography, Drama
- Julian Schnabel
- 1996-08-09
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 16, 1996 · Roger Ebert praises Julian Schnabel's debut film as a poetic and confident portrait of the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, who rose from homelessness to fame in the New York art scene. He explores Basquiat's artistic vision, his friendship with Andy Warhol, his struggles with drugs and his family history.
Basquiat is a biopic of the late graffiti artist and neo-Expressionist painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, starring Jeffrey Wright and David Bowie. The film explores his rise to fame, his friendship with Warhol, and his struggles with addiction.
- (30)
- Julian Schnabel
- R
- Jeffrey Wright
Sep 28, 2011 · This film biography chronicles the progression of Basquiat (Jeffrey Wright) and his progression from living in cardboard boxes to penthouses, his romances, his drug use, and his death in 1988...
- 3 min
- 460K
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Learn about the life and career of Jean Michel Basquiat, a street artist who became a star and a part of Andy Warhol's circle. Find out how he struggled with fame, drugs and his identity in this biographical film.
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Aug 9, 1996 · A biographical drama about the life and art of Jean Michel Basquiat, a graffiti writer who became a famous painter in New York. The film explores his struggles with fame, drugs and identity, and features Julian Schnabel as director and writer.
