Downtown '81 (2001)

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.

Directing:
  • Edo Bertoglio

Writing:
  • Glenn O'Brien

Stars:
Release Date: 2001-07-13
themoviedb icon 6.9/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: 普通话 | Español | English | 日本語
  • Runtime: 72

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Fairy Godmother
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Self
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