Empire (1965 film)
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Empire is a 1965 American silent art film by Andy Warhol. When projected according to Warhol's specifications, it consists of eight hours and five minutes of slow motion black-and-white footage of an
Still from the film
Sleep (1964 film)
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Sleep is a 1964 American underground film by Andy Warhol. Lasting five hours and 21 minutes, it consists of looped footage of John Giorno, Warhol's lover at the time, sleeping.
Empire (1965 film)
…Mekas passed the idea to Warhol. Around the time Warhol considered the idea, he had completed (in late 1963) his first extended-length film, the 5-hour Sleep, which shows multiple views of a man sleeping; Empire was his second long film. In April 1964, the upper 30 floors of the Empire State Building were…
John Giorno shown in extreme close-up in Sleep