If you loved Basquiat, try The Madness of King George
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Basquiat, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
bittersweet
What The Madness of King George is
The crown has always been hereditary, but sanity isn’t. In 1788 a king’s erratic behavior triggers a succession crisis when his physicians bungle mercury enemas and oat gruel. The royal family scrambles to keep the throne while the patient simply keeps raving about gooseberries.

