CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 24m

Basquiat: Rage to Riches

60%(11)IMDbDocumentary

This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be interviewed for a TV documentary. With striking candour, Basquiat's art dealers - including Larry Gagosian, Mary Boone and Bruno Bischofberger - as well as his most intimate friends, lovers and fellow artists, expose the cash, the drugs and the pernicious racism which Basquiat confronted on a daily basis. As historical tableaux, visual diaries of defiance or surfaces covered with hidden meanings, Basquiat's art remains the beating heart of this story.

Directed byDavid Shulman

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Language
EN
Released
October 7, 2017
Studios
BBC Studios

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AMERICAN MASTERS | Artists Flight: Jean-Michel Basquiat | Trailer | PBS

AMERICAN MASTERS | Artists Flight: Jean-Michel Basquiat | Trailer | PBS

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

Self (archive footage)

Lisane Basquiat

Lisane Basquiat

Self

Jeanine Basquiat

Self

Troy Stevenson-House

Young Basquiat

James Chance

Self (Musician)

Suzanne Mallouk

Self (Psychiatrist)

Jeffrey Deitch

Self (Art Advisory Service Citibank 1979 - 88)

Brett De Palma

Self (Artist)

Jennifer Vonholstein

Self (Artist)

Creative team
Directed by
David Shulman
Produced by
David Shulman

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