Basquiat - The Criterion Collection|Jeffrey Wright

Product Code: CC3672BDUK

EAN: 5060952898617
Catalogue Code: CC3672BDUK
Title: Basquiat - The Criterion Collection,
Principle Contributor: Jeffrey Wright
Contributors: Julian Schnabel, Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, Michael Wincott, Parker Posey, Elina Lowensöhn, Jon Kilik, Randy Ostrow, Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Julian Schnabel, Julian Schnabel, John Cale, Ron Fortunato, Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, Michael Wincott, Parker Posey Elina Lowensöhn,
Genre: Drama, Film
Produced by Label/Studio: Criterion Collection, 1996
Published by: Spirit Entertainment, 12 May 2025
Format: Blu-ray / Restored,
Media: 1 disc(s)

Bonus Footage|Commentary: Julian Schnabel and Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan (writer/curator).|Interviews: Jeffrey Wright (actor); Julian Schnabel (director) and David Bowie (actor).|2024 black-and-white version and 1996 theatrical version included; Essay by Roger Durling (film scholar); New cover by Julian Schnabel.|Trailers

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Cover Notes: 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.

Extras: Bonus Footage|Commentary: Julian Schnabel and Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan (writer/curator).|Interviews: Jeffrey Wright (actor); Julian Schnabel (director) and David Bowie (actor).|2024 black-and-white version and 1996 theatrical version included; Essay by Roger Durling (film scholar); New cover by Julian Schnabel.|Trailers

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Even More Details: Language(s): English|Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English|Interactive Menu|Screen ratio 1 - 1.85:1|5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio

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