Summary
Filmed by Jonas Mekas from the 44th floor of the Time-Life Building, “Empire” explores the passage of time without the use of characters or a traditional narrative. The film, that consists of one stationary shot of the Empire State Building, was made from standard 1,200-foot rolls of 16mm film with a more than eight-hour runtime.
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- Background watch
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
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- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 46GoodWatch 45
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings2.7/5
IMDb3.7
Running time
7 h 59 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +383 min on the typical 96
typical 96479Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
1965
March 6, 1965
61 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 2
- Andy Warhol Director, Producer
- John Palmer Co-Director
Production · 1
- Lou Dyer Publicist
Other crew · 1
- Jonas Mekas Cinematography
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