Downtown 81 / New York Beat Films presents ; produced by Maripol ; directed by Edo Bertoglio ; written by Glenn O'Brien.

Fashion-photographer Bertoglio's portrait of the New York art scene circa 1981. The main focus is the provocative 19-year-old artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, already known for his excursions into street graffiti art and pioneering electro-beat. Shot as "New York Beat" in 1980-81 but completed for relea...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: New York Beat Films
Zeitgeist Films
Other Authors: Bertoglio, Edo
Maripol
O'Brien, Glenn
Basquiat, Jean-Michel, 1960-1988
Williams, Saul
Lurie, John, 1952-
Language:English
Published: New York : Zeitgeist Video, ℗2002, ©1981.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Basquiat, Jean-Michel, > 1960-1988 > Drama.
Art, Modern > 20th century > Drama.
Musicians > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
New York (N.Y.) > Drama.
Basquiat, Jean-Michel, > (1960-1988) > DVD.
Feature films > United States.
Experimental films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Basquiat, Jean-Michel, > 1960-1988.
1900 - 1999
Art, Modern.
Musicians.
New York (State) > New York.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films
Experimental films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Downtown eighty-one.
Format: Video DVD

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