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Julian Schnabel
1951–

Introduction

Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings" — with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings. Since the 1990s, he has been a proponent of independent arthouse cinema. Schnabel directed Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award-nominated role, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which was nominated for four Academy Awards. For the latter, he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director and the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, as well as receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and the César Award for Best Director.

Wikidata identifier

Q345379

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, cinematographer, painter, photographer, sculptor

ULAN identifier

500020477

Names

Julian Schnabel, G'iuliʼan Shenabel, ג׳וליאן שנאבל

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