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Downtown 81 is a 2000 American film that was shot in 1980-1981. [3] The film was directed by Edo Bertoglio and written and produced by Glenn O'Brien and Patrick Montgomery, with post-production in 1999-2000 by Glenn O'Brien and Maripol. It is a rare real-life snapshot of an ultra-hip subculture of post-punk era Manhattan.
Downtown 81: Directed by Edo Bertoglio. With Jean Michel Basquiat, Richard Weigand, Cyndy Schneidau, Millie Schneidau. After being released from the hospital, the artist Jean Michel Basquiat wanders around Manhattan trying to sell art to make money and find a place to stay.
Downtown 81 not only captures one of the most interesting and lively artists of the twentieth century as he is poised for fame, but it is a slice of life from one of the most exciting periods in American culture, with the emergence of new wave music, new painting, hip hop and graffiti.
Jul 13, 2001 · "Downtown 81" is a feature film starring the legendary American artist Jean Michel Basquiat (1960-1988.) Basquiat was a 19 year old painter, graffiti artist, poet and...
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Starring the legendary American painter, graffiti artist, poet and musician Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), Downtown 81 is both a post-modernist fairytale and a vivid depiction of the downtown New York art and music scene in the early 1980s.
Downtown 81 not only captures one of the most interesting and lively artists of the twentieth century as he is poised for fame, but also depicts life during one of the most exciting periods in American culture, with the emergence of new wave music, new painting, hip hop, and graffiti.
The ambling, freewheeling Downtown 81 follows Jean through the city's still-untamed streets, incidentally picking up the incredible diversity of cultural act...
Shot in New York City in the eightes and written by Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, "Downtown 81" features graffiti innovator and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat moving through the city's still-untamed streets, picking up the incredible diversity of cultural activity in lower Manhattan.
Shot in New York City in the eightes and written by Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, "Downtown 81" features graffiti innovator and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat moving through the city's still-untamed streets, picking up the incredible diversity of cultural activity in lower Manhattan.
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