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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait chronicles the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel. The film details the Brooklyn-born Schnabel’s formative years in Brownsville, Texas; the beginning of his professional career in New York City in the late Seventies; and his Eighties rise to superstar...

Directed By: Pappi Corsicato

Written By: Pappi Corsicato

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Cohen Media Group
  • 1 h 24 m

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait chronicles the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel. The film details the Brooklyn-born Schnabel’s formative years in Brownsville, Texas; the beginning of his professional career in New York City in the late Seventies; and his Eighties rise to superstar...

Directed By: Pappi Corsicato

Written By: Pappi Corsicato

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
42
29% Positive
2 Reviews
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
14% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
42
29% Positive
2 Reviews
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review

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70
May 4, 2017
Though visually expansive, however, the film feels emotionally intimate.
By Chris Packham FULL REVIEW
63
May 5, 2017
Directed by Pappi Corsicato and executive produced, typically, by the subject himself, the movie is never uninteresting but is often surprisingly low-energy and, even more surprisingly, visually drab.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
58
May 22, 2017
While Corsicato treats his subject extremely gently – there’s barely a hint of criticism of Schnabel and interviewees tout how controversial his work is without explaining why – his almost idyllic portrayal of Schnabel at work and play nevertheless makes for a largely seductive and engaging experience. But the lack of context often derails the entertaining film.
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50
May 18, 2017
Despite the intimate, conversational style, A Private Portrait feels a bit cold and calculated, with a focus on celebrity versus art.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW
50
May 4, 2017
Rather than explore his place in the arts and balance all that adoration with insight, Corsicato opts for hero worship. The result is a visually exciting but emotionally monotonous film.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
40
May 4, 2017
No commercials are shown during Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait. They would only be redundant. Instead this documentary serves as a feature-length advertisement for the artist, and is about as daring as a billboard for skim milk.
By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW
12
Apr 29, 2017
The film is intended to be placed at the altar of Julian Schnabel, an artist so singular that words simply fail.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Buena Onda
Release Date May 5, 2017
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating Not Rated
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David di Donatello Awards
• 1 Nomination

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