Chelsea Girls
Directed by	Andy Warhol Paul Morrissey
Produced by	Andy Warhol
Written by	Ronald Tavel Andy Warhol
Starring	Nico Brigid Berlin Ondine Gerard Malanga Eric Emerson Mary Woronov Ingrid Superstar International Velvet
Music by	The Velvet Underground
Cinematography	Andy Warhol Paul Morrissey (uncredited)
Release date(s)	September 15, 1966
Running time	195 min. Paul Morrissey (born February 23, 1938 in New York City) is an American Film director. Ronald Tavel (born May 1941 is an American writer director and actor currently best known for his work with Andy Warhol and The Factory. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Christa Päffgen ( October 16, 1938 ? &ndash July 18, 1988) was a German Singer - Songwriter, fashion model Brigid Berlin (also known as Brigid Polk born September 6, 1939) is an artist and former Warhol superstar. Robert Olivo aka Ondine ( June 16, 1937 - April 28, 1989) was an American Actor. Gerard Joseph Malanga (born March 20[[ 943]] is a North American Poet, Photographer, Filmmaker, curator and archivist Eric Emerson (1945 – May 28, 1975) was a musician dancer and actor Mary Woronov (born December 8, 1943 or 1946) is an American actress well known for her roles in Cult films; she has appeared in over 80 movies This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. (approx. )
Country	United States
Budget	$3,000 (approx. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the )
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Chelsea Girls is a 1966 film directed by Paul Morrissey and Andy Warhol. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Paul Morrissey (born February 23, 1938 in New York City) is an American Film director. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol The film was Warhol's first major commercial success, and was shot at the Hotel Chelsea and various other locations in New York City. The Hotel Chelsea is a well-known residence for artists musicians and writers in the neighborhood of Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City. The City of New York The film, starring many of Warhol's superstars, takes place at the hotel, and follows the lives of several of the young women who live there. Ultra Violet by David Shankbonejpg|thumb| Ultra Violet (Isabelle Collin Dufresne]]The Warhol Superstars were a Clique of New York City personalities promoted The name is an obvious reference to the location where the film was shot.

According to script-writer Ronald Tavel, Warhol first brought up the idea for the film in the back room of Max's Kansas City, Warhol's favorite nightspot, one night in the summer of 1966. Ronald Tavel (born May 1941 is an American writer director and actor currently best known for his work with Andy Warhol and The Factory. Max's Kansas City was a Nightclub (upstairs and Restaurant (downstairs at 213 Park Avenue South between 17th and 18th Streets in New York City. In Ric Burns' documentary film Andy Warhol, Tavel recollected that Warhol took a napkin and drew a line down the middle and wrote 'B' and 'W' on opposite sides of the line; he then showed it to Tavel, explaining, "I want to make a movie that is a long movie, that is all black on one side and all white on the other. Eric D Burns is a documentary filmmaker and writer Burns has been writing directing and producing historical documentaries for nearly 20 years since his collaboration on the celebrated " Warhol was referring to both the visual concept of the film, as well as the content of the scenes presented.

The film was shot in summer and early autumn 1966 in various rooms and locations inside the Hotel Chelsea, although it is worth noting that of all those who starred in the film, only poet René Ricard actually lived there at the time. Rene Ricard (b 1946, Boston Massachusetts) (the name is sometimes spelled without an accent is an American Poet. ^[1] Filming also took place at The Factory, Warhol's studio. The Factory was Andy Warhol 's original New York City studio from 1962 to 1968, although his later studios were known as The Factory as well Appearing in the film were many of Warhol's regulars, including Nico, Brigid Berlin, Gerard Malanga, Ingrid Superstar, International Velvet and Eric Emerson. Christa Päffgen ( October 16, 1938 ? &ndash July 18, 1988) was a German Singer - Songwriter, fashion model Brigid Berlin (also known as Brigid Polk born September 6, 1939) is an artist and former Warhol superstar. Gerard Joseph Malanga (born March 20[[ 943]] is a North American Poet, Photographer, Filmmaker, curator and archivist Eric Emerson (1945 – May 28, 1975) was a musician dancer and actor According to Burns' documentary, Warhol and his companions completed an average of one 33-minute segment per week.

Once principal photography wrapped, Warhol and co-director Paul Morrissey selected the twelve most striking vignettes they had filmed and then projected them side-by-side to create a visual juxtaposition of both contrasting images and divergent content (the so-called "white" or light and innocent aspects of life against the "black" or darker, more disturbing aspects. Paul Morrissey (born February 23, 1938 in New York City) is an American Film director. ) As a result, the 6 1/2 hour running time was essentially cut in half, to 3 hours and 15 minutes. However, part of Warhol's concept for the film was that it would be unlike watching a regular movie, as the two projectors could never achieve exact synchronization from viewing to viewing; therefore, despite specific instructions of where individual sequences would be played during the running time, each viewing of the film would, in essence, be an entirely different experience.

Several of the sequences have gone on to attain a cult-status, most notably the "Pope" sequence, featuring avant-garde actor and poet Robert Olivo, or Ondine as he called himself, as well as a segment featuring Mary Woronov entitled "Hanoi Hannah," one of two portions of the film scripted specifically by Tavel. Robert Olivo aka Ondine ( June 16, 1937 - April 28, 1989) was an American Actor. Mary Woronov (born December 8, 1943 or 1946) is an American actress well known for her roles in Cult films; she has appeared in over 80 movies

Notably missing is a sequence Warhol shot with his most popular superstar Edie Sedgwick which, according to Paul Morrissey, Warhol excised from the final film at the insistence of Sedgwick herself, who claimed she was under contract to Bob Dylan's manager, Albert Grossman, at the time the film was made. Edith Minturn "Edie" Sedgwick ( April 20, 1943 &ndash November 16, 1971) was an American actress Socialite Paul Morrissey (born February 23, 1938 in New York City) is an American Film director. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major

See also

• Reality film

References

1. ^ Leve, Ariel 'New York Storeys' The Sunday Times Magazine, 25 March 2007, pp. Reality film or reality movie describes a genre of films that have resulted from Reality television, such as The Real Cancun, MTV 's 40-51. p. 49

• Chelsea Girls. WarholStars. Retrieved on January 18, 2006. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

External links

• Chelsea Girls at the Internet Movie Database
• Living with Legends: Hotel Chelsea Blog