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Basquiat [4K UHD] [US]

Basquiat [4K UHD] [US]

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Release Date: 29/4/2025

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.

Special Features and Techncial Specs:

  • NEW 4K RESTORATION of the 2024 black-and-white version, supervised and approved by director Julian Schnabel, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • NEW 4K RESTORATION of the 1996 theatrical version
  • DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION of the 2024 black-and-white version of the film
  • Audio commentary featuring Schnabel and writer and curator Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan
  • 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
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