Downtown 81
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1h 11m
Directed by Edo Bertoglio • Arthouse • 1981 • US • English
Starring Jean Michael Basquiat, Debbie Harry, Richard Weigand
Shot in New York City in the eighties and written by Warhol associate Glenn O’Brien, "Downtown 81" features graffiti innovator and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat moving through the city's still-untamed streets, picking up the incredible diversity of cultural activity in lower Manhattan.
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