Rene Ricard
Date of birth: 1946-07-23
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Rene Ricard was an American poet and painter who achieved status in the art world dating back to his involvement with Andy Warhol, appearing in several of his films such as Kitchen and Chelsea Girls. Well known for his influential essays in Artforum, Ricard held a major role in helping to establish the careers of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Movie Credits
Underground U.S.A.
1980-11-06
The Sunset Blvd. of underground cinema, and a suitably ambivalent retrospect on the star-game casual
Kitchen
1966-03-03
Instructed by Warhol to write a vehicle for Edie Sedgwick in a “completely white” setting, scenarist
You Wont Miss Me
2009-01-16
A kaleidoscopic film portrait of Shelly Brown, a twenty-three year-old alienated urban misfit recent
Hall of Mirrors
1966-11-02
This film is an outgrowth of one of Sonbert's film classes at NYU, in which he was given outtakes fr
Four Stars
1967-12-15
Photographed entirely in color, Four Stars was projected in its complete length of nearly 25 hours (
Red Italy
1979-03-13
Second feature film by the French-born director is a Bertolucci-style story of a bored, rich woman l
Joan of Arc
1967-01-10
The story of Joan of Arc as applied to the present revolution in arts and more. The Gothic is applie
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965-11-28
The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
2010-01-25
A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City p
The Andy Warhol Story
1966-01-01
Andy Warhol (Rene Ricard) invites a friend (Edie Sedgwick) over to his apartment one evening to disc
Asthma
2015-10-23
A young musician takes a beautiful tattoo artist on a ride in a stolen classic car.
Sleepless Nights
1979-06-05
New Cinema cofounder Becky Johnston recently described this little-seen feature as “an East Village