BASQUIAT (1996) - Criterion's Blu-ray & 4K Release of Julian Schnabel's Acclaimed Biopic Starring Jeffrey Wright

Basquiat 1996 New On Bluray And 4k Criterion

Product Description: Julian Schnabel’s tribute to his friend and fellow painter Jean-Michel Basquiat is less a conventional biopic than an impressionistic, sensory immersion into the much-mythologized downtown-Manhattan art world of the 1980s. Jeffrey Wright, in his first lead film role, stars as the visionary artist whose rise from graffiti tagger to art star forces him to confront the glare of sudden fame, along with racism, his own struggles with addiction, and the difficulties of being self-determining and free in America. Bolstered by an ensemble cast that includes a sublime performance by David Bowie channeling Andy Warhol, Schnabel’s directorial debut—presented here in the filmmaker’s own luminous black-and-white remastering—is a profoundly expressive elegy for a radiant life cut short.

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Director: Julian Schnabel

Starring: Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Gary Oldman, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Courtney Love, Parker Posey

Genre: Biography, Drama

Runtime: 107 min

Rating: R

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: April 29, 2025

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Blu-ray - Criterion Collection

4K Ultra HD - Criterion Collection

VIDEO

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Blu-ray

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: None
4K Ultra HD: None

Audio Formats:

Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
4K Ultra HD: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

SUBTITLES

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Blu-ray: English SDH

4K Ultra HD: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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New 4K digital restoration of the 2024 black-and-white version, supervised and approved by director Julian Schnabel, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
Audio commentary featuring Schnabel and writer and curator Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan
New 4K digital restoration of the 1996 theatrical version
New interview with actor Jeffrey Wright
Interview from 1996 with Schnabel and actor David Bowie
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by film scholar Roger Durling