delivers a breakthrough performance in the title role, capturing Basquiat’s sensitive, prickly, and often misunderstood persona.
The Crown and the Concrete: Revisitng Julian Schnabel's Basquiat (1996) Basquiat (1996)
Because Basquiat’s estate famously withheld permission to use his original works, Schnabel—a contemporary and competitor of Basquiat—hand-painted all the "Basquiats" seen in the film himself. This meta-narrative choice has fueled decades of debate: is the film a heartfelt tribute from a peer, or an act of artistic ego? talkin'bout the newly restored screening of - Facebook delivers a breakthrough performance in the title role,
Released nearly a decade after his death, Julian Schnabel’s Basquiat (1996) remains a polarizing, dreamlike capsule of the 1980s New York art scene. As the first feature film about a painter directed by a painter, it offers a unique—if highly subjective—lens into the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Jean-Michel Basquiat. A Star-Studded Time Capsule talkin'bout the newly restored screening of - Facebook
The supporting cast reads like a "who’s who" of 90s cinema, including as the loyal friend Benny, Gary Oldman (playing a character based on Schnabel himself), Dennis Hopper , Parker Posey , and Christopher Walken . Art Mimicking Life (and Vice Versa)
The film is perhaps most famous for its incredible ensemble cast: