Julian Schnabel

Directing

26-10-1951

He/Him

Julian Schnabel is an American artist and filmmaker. In the 1980s Schnabel received international media attention for his "plate paintings"—large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates. Schnabel directed Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award nominated role and the four-time Academy Award nominated The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. He has won a Golden Globe, as well as BAFTA, a César Award, a Golden Palm, two nominations for the Golden Lion and an Academy Award nomination.

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The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Music Supervisor

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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

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A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.

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Original Music Composer

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Executive Producer

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Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

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Executive Producer

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Original Music Composer

In the Hand of Dante

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