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Basquiat (1996)

English · DVD

US Version | Region code 1
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Description

Julian Schnabel’s tribute to his friend and fellow painter Jean-Michel Basquiat is less a conventional biopic than an impressionistic, sensory immersion into the much-mythologized downtown-Manhattan art world of the 1980s. Jeffrey Wright, in his first lead film role, stars as the visionary artist whose rise from graffiti tagger to art star forces him to confront the glare of sudden fame, along with racism, his own struggles with addiction, and the difficulties of being self-determining and free in America. Bolstered by an ensemble cast that includes a sublime performance by David Bowie channeling Andy Warhol, Schnabel’s directorial debut—presented here in the filmmaker’s own luminous black-and-white remastering—is a profoundly expressive elegy for a radiant life cut short.

"jeffrey wright is absolutely brilliant in the role of jean-michel basquiat, the young american painter whose brief life spanned the explosion of money and fame that colored the art world in the 1980s... it's a terrific film, a remarkable first feature by julian schnabel...and the performance by jeffrey wright, so tender, so restrained, so charismatic, is a great piece fo work, certainly worthy of oscar consideration...it's one of the year's best movies. i know i'll see it again versy soon...two thumbs up, way up for "basquiat"..."

Product details

Director	Julian Schnabel
Actor	David Bowie, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Wincott, Claire Forlani, Jeffrey Wright

Genre	Portrait, Biographie Drama
Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 12
Publication date	03.09.2002
Region code	1
Version	US Version
Original title	Basquiat
Year of production	1996
Length	106 Minutes
Audio	English (Dolby Surround 5.1), French (Dolby Surround 5.1)
Extras	Trailer
Screen	16/9, 1.85:1

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Julian Schnabel

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Customer reviews

BASQUIAT

Written on 07. November 2002 by chino.

c'est un super beau film sur un artiste peintre qui vivait à new-york au siècle passé. français&anglais malheureusement en code1.
Basquiat=OSKAR

Written on 30. September 2002 by Mast Marco.

ziemlich alle Rollen sind perfek verteilt.
David Bowie glänzt!
Benicio del Toro war noch nie so gut...
Einfach sehenswert.
Mal kein Hollywoodkino, das nur oberflächlich am Thema kratzt!
....ganz grosses Kino

Written on 29. December 2011 by Kill!ng Joke.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Einer meiner Lieblingsfilme. Geniale Schauspieler, genialer Soundtrack (unbedingt kaufen!).......einfach ein wunderschönes Meisterwerk
ganz und gar nicht samo...

Written on 09. September 2009 by ädu.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

der schnabel hat was drauf, da kann man nix meckern. nur: warum courtney love? warum um gottes willen?? ist sie die typische weibliche nebenrolle in biografien? schon mondmann und larry flint hat sie verunstaltet...
Basquiat

Written on 08. October 2007 by cash.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

super film! top sound! sehr sehenswert!
Posie der Kunst

Written on 16. February 2004 by pascal.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

wie auch "bevor es nacht" wird (leider noch nicht auf deutsch erschienen) ein Geniestreich von Schnabel. Auf poetische Art und Weise versucht er das Leben und Schaffen dieses Künstler zu umzeichnenen. Es ist keine genaue Biographie. Es ist Poesie und grosses, toll gespieltes Drama mit wunderschönem Soundtrack

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