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Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965)
Director: Andy Warhol
Cast: Eric Andersen, Paul America, Marisa Berenson, DeVeren Bookwalter
Runtime1108 min
RatingNR
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The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light, and filmed by Warhol with his stationary 16mm Bolex camera on silent, black and white, 100-foot rolls of film at 24 frames per second. The resulting two-and-a-half-minute film reels were then screened in 'slow motion' at 16 frames per second.
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The Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965) are considered influential examples of avant-garde cinema. Critics have praised the films' stark, minimalist aesthetic and innovative use of long, unbroken takes to capture the subtleties of their subjects' expressions and movements. While the films received little mainstream recognition at the time, they have since been recognized as pioneering works that expanded the boundaries of documentary filmmaking.
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Fans of avant-garde and experimental cinema will be captivated by Andy Warhol's 1965 Screen Tests, a minimalist yet mesmerizing collection of silent portraits that capture the stillness and intensity of his Factory studio subjects with stark visual clarity.