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Film · 2001
Downtown '81
1h 12mDirected by Edo Bertoglio
- Drama
- Comedy
- Music
The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.
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Cast
Jean-Michel BasquiatJean (archive footage)
Saul WilliamsJean's Narration (voice)- Anna ShroederBeatrice
Debbie HarryFairy Godmother- Giorgio GiomelskyLandlord
Coati MundiSelf
Debi MazarPeppermint Lounge Dancer- George QuinonesGraffiti Artist
- Walter StedingSelf
Steven BrownSelf - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
Eszter BalintSelf
Kid CreoleSelf - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Details
- Director
- Edo Bertoglio
- Writer
- Glenn O'Brien
- Music
- Vincent Gallo
- Cinematography
- John McNulty
- Editor
- Pamela French
- Producer
- Maripol
- Release
- July 13, 2001
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Language
- Japanese, Mandarin, English
- Studio
- New York Beat Films
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 from 32 votes
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