Downtown '81 (2001)
07/13/2001 (US) • 1h 12m
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Jean (archive footage)
Jean's Narration (voice)
Beatrice
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Self
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