Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Synopsis
Director Julian Schnabel’s biopic won an Independent Spirit Award for its depiction of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s meteoric rise in New York’s art world, his anguish over his family, and his hatred of a society that both courted and exploited him. In 1981, Basquiat (Jeffrey Wright) was a 19-year-old graffiti artist living on the streets. Eight years later, he was a world-renowned painter—and the tragic victim of his own addiction. Also starring David Bowie (as Andy Warhol), Dennis Hopper, and Benicio Del Toro.
