World Premiere
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Special Screenings
| Italy | 88 MINUTES | EnglishDocumentary
Beginning with his formative years as a Brooklyn transplant in Brownsville, Texas, Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait chronicles the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist. The trajectory of the gregarious Schnabel’s meteoric rise to the apogee of the Neo-Expressionist movement began with his move to New York in the late 1970s.The film neatly captures the stages of his career as he moves from young art world upstart to superstar of the 1980s Manhattan art scene to his deft transition to filmmaking with lauded works like Basquiat, Before the Night Falls, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
Writer/director Pappi Cosicato’s documentary is a kaleidoscopic blend of material from Schnabel’s personal archive of home movies and photographs alongside newly shot footage capturing the artist in studio and at home. Commentary from friends, family, curators, and artists including Al Pacino, Mary Boone, Jeff Koons, Vito Schnabel, and Willem Dafoe — not to mention the artist himself — completes a fascinating and complex image of one of modern art’s most boisterous and provocative figures.
—Jason Gutierrez
After the Premiere Screening: A conversation with director Pappi Corsicato and the film’s subject Julian Schnabel. Moderated by Laurie Anderson.
Writer/director Pappi Cosicato’s documentary is a kaleidoscopic blend of material from Schnabel’s personal archive of home movies and photographs alongside newly shot footage capturing the artist in studio and at home. Commentary from friends, family, curators, and artists including Al Pacino, Mary Boone, Jeff Koons, Vito Schnabel, and Willem Dafoe — not to mention the artist himself — completes a fascinating and complex image of one of modern art’s most boisterous and provocative figures.
—Jason Gutierrez
After the Premiere Screening: A conversation with director Pappi Corsicato and the film’s subject Julian Schnabel. Moderated by Laurie Anderson.
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Pappi Corsicato
Pappi Corsicato was born in Naples in 1960. In 1980 he moved to New York where he studied dance, choreography and acting. Corsicato shot his first movie, Libera, in 1992 and it went on to receive international critical acclaim. His other works include The Vesuvians, Il seme della Discordia, Il volto di un’alrta, and the stage operas “Carmen” and “The Human Voice.”
Director
Pappi Corsicato
Screenwriter
Pappi Corsicato
Editor
Tommaso Gallone
Composer
Gabriele Roberto
Producer
Valeria Golino, Riccardo Scamarcio, Viola Prestieri
Cast
Julian Schnabel, Al Pacino, Willem Dafoe, Bono, Emmanuelle Seigner, Vito Schnabel
Panelists
Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson is one of America’s most renowned creative pioneers. She is best known for her live shows, which range from simple spoken word to elaborate multimedia presentations, and innovative use of technology. As writer, director, visual artist, and vocalist, she has created groundbreaking works that span the worlds of art, theater, and experimental music.
Julian Schnabel
Pappi Corsicato
Pappi Corsicato was born in Naples in 1960. In 1980 he moved to New York where he studied dance, choreography and acting. Corsicato shot his first movie, Libera, in 1992 and it went on to receive international critical acclaim. His other works include The Vesuvians, Il seme della Discordia, Il volto di un’alrta, and the stage operas “Carmen” and “The Human Voice.”