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Basquiat (1996) (Criterion Collection, Restored, Special Edition, 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray)

English · 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

US Version | Region code A
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Description

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.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New 4K digital restoration of the 2024 black-and-white version, supervised and approved by director Julian Schnabel, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
One 4K UHD disc of the 2024 black-and-white version of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Audio commentary featuring Schnabel and writer and curator Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan
New 4K digital restoration of the 1996 theatrical version
New interview with actor Jeffrey Wright
Interview from 1996 with Schnabel and actor David Bowie
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by film scholar Roger Durling

New cover by Julian Schnabel

Product details

Director	Julian Schnabel
Actor	David Bowie, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Wincott, Claire Forlani, Jeffrey Wright
Label	Criterion Collection

Genre	Portrait, Biographie Drama
Content	4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Publication date	29.04.2025
Region code	A
Edition	Criterion Collection, Restored, Special Edition
Version	US Version
Original title	Basquiat
Year of production	1996
Length	108 Minutes
Audio	English
Subtitles	English (for deaf or hard of hearing)

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BASQUIAT

Written on 07. November 2002 by chino.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

c'est un super beau film sur un artiste peintre qui vivait à new-york au siècle passé. français&anglais malheureusement en code1.
Basquiat=OSKAR

Written on 30. September 2002 by Mast Marco.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

ziemlich alle Rollen sind perfek verteilt.
David Bowie glänzt!
Benicio del Toro war noch nie so gut...
Einfach sehenswert.
Mal kein Hollywoodkino, das nur oberflächlich am Thema kratzt!
....ganz grosses Kino

Written on 29. December 2011 by Kill!ng Joke.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Einer meiner Lieblingsfilme. Geniale Schauspieler, genialer Soundtrack (unbedingt kaufen!).......einfach ein wunderschönes Meisterwerk
ganz und gar nicht samo...

Written on 09. September 2009 by ädu.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

der schnabel hat was drauf, da kann man nix meckern. nur: warum courtney love? warum um gottes willen?? ist sie die typische weibliche nebenrolle in biografien? schon mondmann und larry flint hat sie verunstaltet...
Basquiat

Written on 08. October 2007 by cash.
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super film! top sound! sehr sehenswert!
Posie der Kunst

Written on 16. February 2004 by pascal.
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wie auch "bevor es nacht" wird (leider noch nicht auf deutsch erschienen) ein Geniestreich von Schnabel. Auf poetische Art und Weise versucht er das Leben und Schaffen dieses Künstler zu umzeichnenen. Es ist keine genaue Biographie. Es ist Poesie und grosses, toll gespieltes Drama mit wunderschönem Soundtrack

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