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One of the first "underground" films of the 1960's to achieve a degree of mainstream acceptance (it was an actual hit in New York City, was well-received in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and was banned in Chicago and Boston), Andy Warhol's The Chelsea Girls offered a long, unblinking look into the lives of Warhol's retinue of "superstars" as they showed off for the camera in their various rooms in the notorious Chelsea Hotel, long a favored New York hangout for writers, artists and bohemians.
Jan 1, 1966 Wide
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Warhol has nothing to say and no technique to say it with.
Watching and waiting brought some amazing performances before Warhol's camera: Emerson's stoned monologue, Ondine's violent, sourly comic rant on being pope.
The results are often spellbinding; the juxtaposition of two film images at once gives the spectator an unusual amount of freedom in what to concentrate on and what to make of these variously whacked-out performers.
The dueling image visual feast is endlessly stimulating, even if you don't take the requisite drugs beforehand.
A film whose importance as a 1960s cultural statement outweighs any intrinsic value it may have as a film, Chelsea Girls is nevertheless fascinating, provocative, and hilarious.
View'n doze.
At nearly four hours long, The Chelsea Girls offers too few rewards to the patient.
Another Warhol put-on.
I was curious about "Chelsea Girls" for decades before I finally saw it. The movie was a substantial letdown, sorry to say. Yes, this experimental, split-screen film is composed of 12 reels averaging around 32 minutes apiece, where two reels are shown side by side. Except for a 27-minute stretch near the beginning, the
August 24, 2009Super Reviewer
If you can sit through the whole thing, you'll see some of the best, if not the best, work Warhol has ever done. Its brilliantly original style has been imitated countless times, but never with a more instantly powerful impression.
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