Andy Warhol film "Sleep"

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Andy Warhol film "Sleep" is a 1963 avant-garde, minimalist film consisting of extended, nearly static footage of poet John Giorno sleeping, exemplifying Warhol’s exploration of duration and boredom in cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf avant-garde film
experimental film
underground film
catalogNumber Film-Makers’ Cooperative No. 99 NERFINISHED
colorProcess black-and-white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Andy Warhol NERFINISHED
director Andy Warhol NERFINISHED
exhibitedAt Film-Makers’ Cooperative screenings
features close-ups of John Giorno’s sleeping body
looped footage
static camera setups
filmingLocation New York City
firstScreeningDate 1964-01-17
firstScreeningPlace Cinema Theatre, New York City NERFINISHED
format 16 mm film
genre minimalist film
structural film
hasTheme endurance
everyday life
repetition
time
voyeurism
hasWorkType feature-length film
influenced later durational cinema
structural film movement
influencedBy conceptual art
minimalism
movement New American Cinema NERFINISHED
underground cinema
notableFor depiction of boredom in cinema
exploration of cinematic duration
focus on a single subject over many hours
minimal on-screen action
use of extremely long takes
originalLanguage English
partOf Andy Warhol’s early film experiments
partOfSeries Andy Warhol’s durational films
portrays a man sleeping over several hours
producer Andy Warhol NERFINISHED
relatedWork Eat (1964 film) NERFINISHED
Empire (1964 film) NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1963
runningTime approximately 321 minutes
sound silent
starring John Giorno NERFINISHED
subject John Giorno sleeping

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John Giorno appearsInWork Andy Warhol film "Sleep"
John Giorno subjectOf Andy Warhol film "Sleep"