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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andy Warhol film "Sleep" canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8161390 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andy Warhol film "Sleep" Context triple: [John Giorno, appearsInWork, Andy Warhol film "Sleep"]
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A.
Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable
Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a mid-1960s multimedia performance series combining live music by The Velvet Underground with experimental film projections, lighting effects, and avant-garde theater.
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Andy Warhol Films
Andy Warhol Films was the independent film production company founded by artist Andy Warhol to create and distribute his avant-garde and experimental movies.
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C.
Andy Warhol’s Factory scene
Andy Warhol’s Factory scene was the avant-garde New York art and social milieu of the 1960s centered around Warhol’s studio, known for its experimental films, music, performance art, and bohemian celebrity culture.
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D.
I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 independent biographical drama film that portrays the life of radical feminist Valerie Solanas and her attempted assassination of artist Andy Warhol.
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E.
Waking Life
Waking Life is a 2001 animated philosophical film directed by Richard Linklater that explores lucid dreaming and existential questions through a series of surreal, dialogue-driven vignettes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andy Warhol film "Sleep" Target entity description: 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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A.
Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable
Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a mid-1960s multimedia performance series combining live music by The Velvet Underground with experimental film projections, lighting effects, and avant-garde theater.
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B.
Andy Warhol Films
Andy Warhol Films was the independent film production company founded by artist Andy Warhol to create and distribute his avant-garde and experimental movies.
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C.
Andy Warhol’s Factory scene
Andy Warhol’s Factory scene was the avant-garde New York art and social milieu of the 1960s centered around Warhol’s studio, known for its experimental films, music, performance art, and bohemian celebrity culture.
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D.
I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 independent biographical drama film that portrays the life of radical feminist Valerie Solanas and her attempted assassination of artist Andy Warhol.
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E.
Waking Life
Waking Life is a 2001 animated philosophical film directed by Richard Linklater that explores lucid dreaming and existential questions through a series of surreal, dialogue-driven vignettes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde film
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experimental film ⓘ underground film ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Film-Makers’ Cooperative No. 99 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Andy Warhol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Andy Warhol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Film-Makers’ Cooperative screenings ⓘ |
| features |
close-ups of John Giorno’s sleeping body
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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
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structural film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
endurance
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everyday life ⓘ repetition ⓘ time ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | feature-length film ⓘ |
| influenced |
later durational cinema
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structural film movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
conceptual art
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minimalism ⓘ |
| movement |
New American Cinema
NERFINISHED
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underground cinema ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of boredom in cinema
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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
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Empire (1964 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 321 minutes ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| starring | John Giorno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | John Giorno sleeping ⓘ |
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Subject: Andy Warhol film "Sleep" Description of subject: 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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