Jeffrey Wright
Jean Michel Basquiat
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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.
- $3 million
- August 9, 1996
- $3.3 million
- John Cale, Julian Schnabel
Aug 9, 1996 · A film by Julian Schnabel about the life and career of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity. The film features Jeffrey Wright, Benicio Del Toro, David Bowie, Gary Oldman and other stars in the cast.
- (22K)
- Biography, Drama
- Julian Schnabel
- 1996-08-09
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.
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Basquiat is a biopic of the late 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.
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- Julian Schnabel
- R
- Jeffrey Wright
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.
Watch Jeffrey Wright star as the legendary graffiti artist and painter in Julian Schnabel's biopic. Explore Basquiat's rise and fall in the 1980s New York art scene, with David Bowie as Andy Warhol.
