Empire

Name: Empire
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 8 h 5 min
Rating: 3.8
Cast: Jonas Mekas, Andy Warhol

19641964
8h 5m

3.8/10

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Documentary

A single shot of the Empire State Building from early evening until nearly 3 am the next day.A single shot of the Empire State Building from early evening until nearly 3 am the next day.A single shot of the Empire State Building from early evening until nearly 3 am the next day.

3.8/10

1.3K

Directors
- John Palmer
- Andy Warhol
Writer
- John Palmer(idea)
Stars
- Jonas Mekas(uncredited)
- Andy Warhol(uncredited)

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Awards
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A single shot of the Empire State Building from early evening until nearly 3 am the next day.

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Genre
- Documentary
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Trivia
Andy Warhol shot the film at 24 frames per second, but screened it at 16 frames per second. Thus, although only six hours and 40 minutes of film was shot, the film is 8 hours and 5 minutes when screened.

Connections
Featured in Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties (1989)

Top review

Sublime proof that "Art is anything you can get away with".

This will be my first comment about a film that I've not seen which, merely, puts me in the company of the other commentators.

I was curious about what sort of person (if any) might actually sit through such a movie. I'm sure Andy Warhol wouldn't. So, when I read the comment that this film was not to be watched, but looked at, I realized the true genius of Andy Warhol.

"Empire" was not made to be watched nor looked at. It was meant to be talked about... And the proof (partially verified here at IMDb) is that we are all reading, writing, and talking about this opus.

I wonder if Andy would have made a followup work "Eiffel Tower" might it be deemed too exciting compared to the tranquil "Empire"?

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