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Julian Schnabel

Sketches of Frank Gehry

Before Night Falls

Born: 10/26/1951 Brooklyn, NY

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Biography: Raised in Texas, director Julian Schnabel began his career as an artist, holding his first solo exhibition in 1975 at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. Schnabel became a key figure in the Neo-expressionism artistic movement, utilizing an audacious style that was often described as raw, evocative, and unapologetic. Schnabel's filmmaking career began in 1996 when he wrote and directed Basquiat, a biopic about the life of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. The film was well received by critics, and he followed it up with another biopic, 2000's Before Night Falls, about Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas. In 2007, Schnabel directed an adaptation of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby, who suffered a stroke and became paralyzed in every part of his body except for a single eyelid. The film screened at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Palm award; Schnabel also won the festival's Best Director award. His success there was just the beginning, as that film would garner him a Golden Globe for Best Director, as well as nominations in that category from the Academy and the National Society of Film Critics. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

DVDs that Julian Schnabel appeared in...

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08/22/2006 - Sketches of Frank Gehry
08/22/2006 - Sketches of Frank Gehry

DVDs that Julian Schnabel worked on "behind the scenes"...

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09/30/2008 - Lou Reed's Berlin - Director
04/29/2008 - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Screenwriter
09/03/2002 - Basquiat - Director
05/22/2001 - Before Night Falls - Executive Producer