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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

2017

Pappi Corsicato

Documentary, Self: Julian Schnabel, Lola Schnabel, Vito Maria Schnabel ...

6.0

77

Documentary A look at the personal life and public career of New York artist Julian Schnabel.

	Author	Review
United States	Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"The movie is never uninteresting but is often surprisingly low-energy and, even more surprisingly, visually drab (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Ken Jaworowski The New York Times	"This documentary serves as a feature-length advertisement for the artist, and is about as daring as a billboard for skim milk (...) Interviews with Mr. Schnabel reveal few interesting points"	NEG
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A rich and enjoyable look at an easily caricatured artist (...) [It] is a bit like meeting a celebrity not at a gala but through a mutual friend"	POS
United States	Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times	"'Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait' fawns rather than make the deep dive (...) A visually exciting but emotionally monotonous film."	NEU
United States	Joe Blessing The Playlist	"A largely seductive and engaging experience. But the lack of context often derails the entertaining film."	NEU
United States	Clayton Dillard Slant	"Contradictions, hype, and hagiography ensue to the extent that a more honest title for this film would be 'Julian Schnabel: Cult of Personality' (…) Rating: ½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Chris Packham Village Voice	"Though visually expansive, however, the film feels emotionally intimate."	POS

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