Andy Warhol : 4 silent movies = 4 film muti / [directed by Andy Warhol] ; di Gianluca e Stefano Curti ; a cura di Adriano Aprà, Stefano Curti e Bruno di Marino.
Publisher:
Raro Video interferenze,
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
1 videodisc (130 min. for features, approximately 24 min. for extras) : silent with sound elements, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 viewer guide booklet (60 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm)
Kiss. Blow job. Empire. Mario Banana I. Mario Banana II.
Notes:
Title from disc label. Originally produced as 4 individual motion pictures between 1963 and 1964. Special features: 2 sets of introductions/commentaries by Adrian Aprà and Bruno di Marino; Andy Warhol biographies and filmographies "index 40031"--Container. Viewer guide includes bibliographical references and filmography.
Contents:
Andy Warhol's Kiss (1963-64, si., b&w, ca. 35 min.) -- Andy Warhol's Empire (1964, si., b&w, ca. 61min.) -- Andy Warhol's Blow job (1963-64, si., b&w, 27 min.) -- Mario banana ( I and 2) (1964, si., col./b&w, 7 min.).
Summary:
Kiss: Features a series of couples kissing in close-up. Includes American sculptor, Marisol, art critic Pierre Restany, and poet Ed Sanders, as well as regulars from Warhol's studio, The Factory. Blow job: Focuses in close-up on the face of a young man in progressive stages of sexual arousal. Action takes place off camera and is specified only by the title. Empire: A sustained long shot of the Empire State Building, held without interruption throughout the late-night hours and into the dawn. Mario banana I & II: Shows a transvestite, Mario Montez, eating a banana.
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