Sleep
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Sleep is an experimental 1963 avant-garde film by Andy Warhol consisting of extended, nearly static footage of poet John Giorno sleeping.
Aliases (2)
- Sleep (1963 film) ×44
- sleep ×1
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde film
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experimental film → underground film → |
| colorProcess |
black-and-white
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creator |
Andy Warhol
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| depicts |
John Giorno sleeping
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| director |
Andy Warhol
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| exhibitedAt |
Film-Makers' Cooperative screenings
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| featuresCharacter |
John Giorno
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| filmingLocation |
New York City
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| followedBy |
Empire (1964 film)
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| format |
16 mm film
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| hasArtisticMovement |
Pop art-related cinema
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| hasAudienceReaction |
challenging viewing experience
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controversial for length → |
| hasCastMember |
John Giorno
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| hasCinematographyStyle |
long takes
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static shots → |
| hasDialogue |
none
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| hasGenre |
avant-garde
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experimental → structural film → |
| hasSubject |
sleep
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| hasTheme |
everyday life
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observation → repetition → time → |
| hasWorkType |
feature-length film
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| influenced |
durational cinema
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structural film movement → |
| isSilent |
true
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| movement |
New York underground film scene
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| notableFor |
extended nearly motionless footage
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extreme duration → minimalist cinematic structure → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
Andy Warhol filmography
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| producer |
Andy Warhol
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| releaseDate |
1963-01-17
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| releaseYear |
1963
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| runtimeMinutes |
321
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| starring |
John Giorno
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| workPeriodOfArtist |
early 1960s Andy Warhol films
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Sleep (1963 film)
("sleep")
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hasSubject |
|
Andy Warhol
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notableWork |