Tributes / Basquiat / USA 1996
Jean-Michel Basquiat rose to fame from the streets of New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s, where his unassuming graffiti art caught the attention of the artistic elite. Almost overnight, a star was born – only to fade just as quickly. Originally a painter, now-renowned director Julian Schnabel chose Basquiat’s story to make his cinematic debut. Appearing in both major and minor roles are big-name stars such as Christopher Walken, Dennis Hopper, Willem Dafoe, Gary Oldman, and David Bowie, but dominating the pack is the then virtually unknown Jeffrey Wright, who portrayed Jean-Michel Basquiat with astonishing authenticity.
Anna Kořínek
107 min / Color
Director Julian Schnabel
/ Screenplay Lech J. Majewski, John F. Bowe, Julian Schnabel
/ Dir. of Photography Ron Fortunato
/ Music John Cale, Julian Schnabel
/ Sound Ira Spiegel
/ Editor Michael Berenbaum
/ Art Director C.J. Simpson, John Dunn, Dan Leigh
/ Producer Jon Kilik, Randy Ostrow, Sigurjon Sighvatsson
/ Production Eleventh Street Productions, Jon Kilik Productions
/ Coproduction Lech Majewski, Miramax
/ Cast Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Jean-Claude La Marre, Parker Posey, Elina Löwensohn, Paul Bartel, Courtney Love
Julian Schnabel. Selected filmography: Basquiat (1996), Before Night Falls (2000), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon, 2007), Miral (2010), At Eternity's Gate (2018), In the Hand of Dante (2025).
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