Downtown 81
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- Synopsis
- Originally shot in 1980-81, this film, directed by Edo Bertoglio, is a rare real-life snapshot of ultra-hip subculture of post-punk era Manhattan. Starring renowned artist Jean Michel Basquiat (who died in 1988 at age 27) and featuring such early ......
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- Director(s)
- Edo Bertoglio
- Distributor(s)
- Zeitgeist
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 71 min.
Critic Reviews
Variety | Brendan KellyAdd Critic to Favorites
Extraordinary real-life snapshot of hip, arty, clubland Manhattan in the post-punk era.Read the full review
The New York Times | Dave KehrAdd Critic to Favorites
It's as a documentary that Downtown 81 is most successful, particularly at those moments when the somewhat unfocused filmmaking allows us to look past the foreground characters and catch glimpses of a vanished cityscape.Read the full review
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