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DVD

Downtown 81

Call Number

  • DVD 759.13 D7517 (CEN)

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Edition

30th anniversary edition.

Performers

Jean-Michel Basquiat, James Chance, Amos Poe, Deborah Harry, Walter Steding ; featuring musical performances by DNA, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, James White and the Blacks, Walter Steding and the Dragon People, Tuxedomoon.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Submarine Deluxe, [2015]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (72 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (unpaged : color illustration ; 19 cm)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Downtown 81 sometimes feels ike a documentary, but it's really a document. The film captures the rare essence of a certain time and place--New York City 1981--in all its hip, downtown, wasted post-punk glory. Starring Jean-Michel Basquiat as a character not unlike his real self, wandering in and out of a dreamlike fractured art and music scene, the film follows his strange encounters with real-life characters playing themselves.

Notes

"Digitally remastered"--Container.

"SD2"--Container spine.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1981.

Extras: New digital transfer from original 16mm film ; new expanded photo gallery featuring photos by Maripol ; commentary by Maripol and Glenn O'Brien ; interview with Fab Five Freddy ; rare extras.

Contents

  • Disc 1. Feature film
  • Disc 2. Bonus material.

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