Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006)
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006), directed by Ric Burns, starring Andy Warhol and Laurie Anderson.
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Synopsis
Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. [Made for and aired on PBS's American Masters series.]
- Ric BurnsDirector, Writer
- Li-Shin YuEditing
- James SandersWriter
About the film
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film is a four-hour 2006 documentary by Ric Burns about pop artist Andy Warhol.
The film is Burns' cinematic argument that Warhol was the greatest artist of the second half of the 20th century. (Picasso is credited with having that honor in the first half of the 20th century.)
Laurie Anderson narrates the movie.
In one segment, Burns compares Warhol's portraits of such celebrities as Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor with the icons of saints that Warhol saw in his boyhood Byzantine Catholic parish, where he spent many hours as a child.
Burns follows Warhol through his meteoric rise in New York's commercial art world during the 1950s. Burns cites 1962, the year Warhol first exhibited his soup can paintings in Los Angeles, as the turning point in Warhol's career.
Burns also describes in detail the attempted assassination of Warhol by Valerie Solanas in 1968.
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film debuted in early September 2006 with a two-week theatrical run in New York City at Film Forum that charged no admission. The movie was televised in the United States over two nights, September 20–21, 2006, on PBS as part of its American Masters series.
The film won a 2006 Peabody Award.
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Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film is a four-hour 2006 documentary by Ric Burns about pop artist Andy Warhol.
The film is Burns' cinematic argument that Warhol was the greatest artist of the second half of the 20th century. (Picasso is credited with having that honor in the first half of the 20th century.)
Laurie Anderson narrates the movie.
In one segment, Burns compares Warhol's portraits of such celebrities as Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor with the icons of saints that Warhol saw in his boyhood Byzantine Catholic parish, where he spent many hours as a child.
Burns follows Warhol through his meteoric rise in New York's commercial art world during the 1950s. Burns cites 1962, the year Warhol first exhibited his soup can paintings in Los Angeles, as the turning point in Warhol's career.
Burns also describes in detail the attempted assassination of Warhol by Valerie Solanas in 1968.
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film debuted in early September 2006 with a two-week theatrical run in New York City at Film Forum that charged no admission. The movie was televised in the United States over two nights, September 20–21, 2006, on PBS as part of its American Masters series.
The film won a 2006 Peabody Award.
References
External links
PBS American Masters: Andy Warhol Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
Ric Burns: Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Stephen Holden's review in The New York Times
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film at IMDb
WARHOLCITY - Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art - Medzilaborce, Slovakia (city of origin)
Text from Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol:_A_Documentary_Film
Trivia
- It premiered on September 1, 2006, a Friday.
- It runs 4h00 — well over the usual two hours.
- This film's quiz has 8 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosPBS, Thirteen, American Masters Pictures
- CountriesUnited States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Andy Warhol
Self -
Laurie Anderson
Narrator - Irving Blum Self
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Jeff Koons
Self -
Dave Hickey
Self - Pat Hackett Self
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Dennis Hopper
Self -
Paul Morrissey
Self -
Bob Dylan
Self - Donna De Salvo Self
- Wayne Koestenbaum Self
- Bob Collacello Self
- Vincent Fremont Self
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Crew
- Ric Burns Director
- Li-Shin Yu Editing
- James Sanders Writer
- Ric Burns Writer
Questions about this film
What is Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film about?
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film: Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. [Made for and aired on PBS's American Masters series.]
Who directed Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film?
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film was directed by Ric Burns in 2006.
Who stars in Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film?
The cast of Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film includes Andy Warhol, Laurie Anderson, Irving Blum, Jeff Koons and Dave Hickey.
How long is Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film?
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film runs for 240 minutes, or 4h00.
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