13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests

This is the first ever authorised release of films by Andy Warhol

13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests (2009)

MusicDocumentary

Between 1964 and 1966, Andy Warhol shot nearly 500 Screen Tests, beautiful and revealing portraits of hundreds of different individuals, from Warhol superstars and celebrities to friends or anyone he thought had "star potential". All visitors to his studio, the Factory. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong keylight, and filmed by Warhol with his stationary 16mm Bolex camera on silent, black and white, 100-foot rolls of film. The resulting two-and-a-half-minute film reels were then screened in slow motion, resulting in a fascinating collection of four-minute masterpieces that startle and entrance, mesmerizing in the purest sense of the word. Songwriters Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, formerly of the band Luna and currently recording as Dean & Britta, incorporated original compositions as well as cover songs to create new soundtracks for the 13 films.

Director: Andy Warhol

Release Date: 2009-04-07
Status: Released
Run time: 60 min / 1:0

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Casts

Paul America
Himself
Ann Buchanan
Herself
Fred Herko
Himself
Jane Holzer
Herself
Dennis Hopper
Himself
Billy Name
Himself
Nico
Herself
Richard Rheem
Himself
Lou Reed
Himself
Edie Sedgwick
Herself
Ingrid Superstar
Herself
International Velvet
Herself
Mary Woronov
Herself

Crew

Directing Andy Warhol Director
Sound Britta Phillips Music
Sound Dean Wareham Music

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