12/4/2014 ChelseaGirlsWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Girls 1/4ChelseaGirlsDirectedby AndyWarholPaulMorrisseyProducedby AndyWarholWrittenby RonaldTavelAndyWarholStarring NicoBrigidBerlinOndineGerardMalangaEricEmersonMaryWoronovMarioMontezIngridSuperstarInternationalVelvetMusicby TheVelvetUndergroundCinematography AndyWarholPaulMorrissey(uncredited)Releasedates September15,1966(U.S.)Runningtime 210min.(approx.)Country UnitedStatesBudget $3,000(approx.)ChelseaGirlsFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaChelseaGirlsisa1966experimentalundergroundfilmdirectedbyAndyWarholandPaulMorrissey.ThefilmwasWarhol'sfirstmajorcommercialsuccessafteralonglineofavantgardeartfilms(bothfeaturelengthandshort).ItwasshotattheHotelChelseaandotherlocationsinNewYorkCity,andfollowsthelivesofseveraloftheyoungwomenwholivethere,andstarsmanyofWarhol'ssuperstars.Itispresentedinasplitscreen,accompaniedbyalternatingsoundtracksattachedtoeachsceneandanalternationbetweenblackandwhiteandcolorphotography.Theoriginalcutrunsatjustoverthreehourslong.[1]Thetitle,ChelseaGirls,isareferencetothelocationinwhichthefilmtakesplace.ItwastheinspirationforstarNico's1967debutalbum,ChelseaGirl.Thealbumfeaturedaballadliketracktitled"ChelseaGirls",writtenaboutthehotelanditsinhabitantswhoappearinthefilm.ThegirlintheposterisClareShenstone,attheageof16,anaspiringartistwhowouldlaterbeinfluencedbyFrancisBacon.[2]Contents1Production2Cast3Criticalreception4Availability4.1Homevideo4.2Museumscreenings5Seealso6References7ExternallinksProductionAccordingtoscriptwriterRonaldTavel,WarholfirstbroughtuptheideaforthefilminthebackroomofMax'sKansasCity,Warhol'sfavoritenightspot,duringthesummerof1966.InRicBurns'documentaryfilmAndyWarhol,TavelrecollectedthatWarholtookanapkinanddrewalinedownthemiddleandwrote'B'and'W'onoppositesidesofthelinehethenshowedittoTavel,explaining,"Iwanttomakeamoviethatisalongmovie,thatisallblackononesideandallwhiteontheother."Warholwasreferringtoboththevisualconceptofthefilm,aswellasthecontentofthescenespresented.Thefilmwasshotinthesummerandearlyautumnof1966invariousroomsandlocationsinsidetheHotelChelsea,thoughcontrarytothefilm'stitle,onlypoetRenRicardactuallylivedthereatthetime.[3]FilmingalsotookplaceatWarhol'sstudioTheFactory.AppearinginthefilmweremanyofWarhol'sregulars,includingNico,BrigidBerlin,GerardMalanga,MaryWoronovasHanoiHannah,IngridSuperstar,InternationalVelvetandEricEmerson.AccordingtoBurns'documentary,Warholandhiscompanionscompletedanaverageofone33minutesegmentperweek.12/4/2014 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2/4Nico(left)andOndine(right)inthefinalsceneofChelseaGirls.Thisstillcomesfromthe2003ItalianDVDprintofthefilm.StillfromChelseaGirls,featuringMaryWoronovincolorphotographyontheleftside,andblack&whitephotographyontheright.Onceprincipalphotographywrapped,WarholandcodirectorPaulMorrisseyselectedthetwelvemoststrikingvignettestheyhadfilmedandthenprojectedthemsidebysidetocreateavisualjuxtapositionofbothcontrastingimagesanddivergentcontent(thesocalled"white"orlightandinnocentaspectsoflifeagainstthe"black"ordarker,moredisturbingaspects.)Asaresult,the6hourrunningtimewasessentiallycutinhalf,to3hoursand15minutes.However,partofWarhol'sconceptforthefilmwasthatitwouldbeunlikewatchingaregularmovie,asthetwoprojectorscouldneverachieveexactsynchronizationfromviewingtoviewingtherefore,despitespecificinstructionsofwhereindividualsequenceswouldbeplayedduringtherunningtime,eachviewingofthefilmwould,inessence,beanentirelydifferentexperience.Severalofthesequenceshavegoneontoattainacultstatus,mostnotablythe"Pope"sequence,featuringavantgardeactorandpoetRobertOlivo,orOndineashecalledhimself,aswellasasegmentfeaturingMaryWoronoventitled"HanoiHannah,"oneoftwoportionsofthefilmscriptedspecificallybyTavel.NotablymissingisasequenceWarholshotwithhismostpopularsuperstarEdieSedgwickwhich,accordingtoMorrissey,WarholexcisedfromthefinalfilmattheinsistenceofSedgwickherself,whoclaimedshewasundercontracttoBobDylan'smanager,AlbertGrossman,atthetimethefilmwasmade.Sedgwick'sfootagehasbeenusedinanotherWarholfilm"Afternoon."CastThecastofthefilmislargelymadeupofpersonsplayingthemselves,andarecreditedasso:BrigidBerlinasherself(TheDuchess)NicoasherselfOndineashimself(Pope)IngridSuperstarasherselfRandyBourscheidtashimselfAngelina'Pepper'DavisasherselfChristianAaronBoulogneashimselfMaryWoronovasHanoiHannahEdHoodashimselfRonnaasherselfInternationalVelvetasherselfRonaPageasherselfReneRicardashimselfDorothyDeanasherselfPatrickFlemingashimselfEricEmersonashimselfDonaldLyonsashimselfGerardMalangaasSonMarieMenkenasMotherArthurLoebashimselfMarioMontezasTransvestiteCriticalreceptionAlthoughthefilmgarneredthemostcommercialsuccessofWarhol'sfilms,reactiontoitwasmixed.IntheUKitwasrefusedatheatricalcertificatein1967bytheBBFC.RogerEbertreviewedthefilminJune1967,andhadanegativeresponsetoit,grantingitonestaroutoffour.Inhisreviewofthefilm,hestated"...whatwehavehereis3hoursofsplitscreenimprovisationpoorlyphotographed,hardlyeditedatall,employingperversionandsensationlikechilisaucetodisguisethearomaofthemeal.Warholhasnothingtosayandnotechniquetosayitwith.Hesimplywantstomakemovies,andhedoes:hoursandhoursofthem."[4]12/4/2014 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3/4KennethBakeroftheSanFranciscoChroniclereviewedthefilminhonorofitsscreeningintheSanFranciscoBayAreain2002,andgavethefilmapositivereview,stating"ThetyrannyofthecameraistheoppressionTheChelseaGirlsrecordsandimposes.Nowonderitstillseemsradical,despiteallwehaveseenonscreenandoffsince1966."[5]JonathanRosenbaumalsogivesthefilmpositivereview,statingthat"theresultsareoftenspellbindingthejuxtapositionoftwofilmimagesatoncegivesthespectatoranunusualamountoffreedominwhattoconcentrateonandwhattomakeofthesevariouslywhackedoutperformers."[6]TVGuidereviewedthefilminDecember2006,grantingitfourstars,callingit"fascinating,provocative,andhilarious"and"afilmwhoseimportanceasa1960sculturalstatementoutweighsanyintrinsicvalueitmayhaveasafilm."[7]InternetfilmreviewaggregatorRottenTomatoeshasthefilmrankedas67%"fresh",orpositive,outofninecollectedreviews.[8]AvailabilityHomevideoChelseaGirlsislargelyunavailableforhomevideoformat.ThefilmbelongstotheAndyWarholFoundation,andit,alongwithWarhol'sotherfilms(apartfromahandfulofhisscreentests,whichhavesincebeenreleasedonDVD)[9]haveneverseenhomevideoreleasesintheUnitedStates.InEurope,however,ahandfulofWarhol'sfilmswerereleasedonDVD,includingashortlivedDVDprintofChelseaGirlswhichwasavailableinItalyforsometime.ThisItalianDVDprint,whichisthefilm'sonlyofficialhomevideorelease,wasreleasedonSeptember16,2003.[10]MuseumscreeningsWhilethefilmisunavailableforpersonalpurchase,itisoftenscreenedatartmuseums,andhasbeenshownatTheMuseumofModernArt[11](whichownsarareprintofthefilmreels)aswellasTheAndyWarholMuseuminPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.ThefilmwasscreenedinSanFranciscoforthefirsttimeinnearlytwentyyearsatCastroTheaterinApril2002.[12]AscreeningwasalsoheldMay21,2010attheSeattleArtMuseum.[13]ScreenedattheVarsityTheaterinChapelHill,NConNovember18th2010byTheAcklandArtMuseumandTheInterdisciplinaryPrograminCinemaofTheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill.[14]AscreeningwasdoneattheHighMuseumofArtinAtlanta,GAonNovember5,2011asapartoftheirMastersofModernFilmseries.[15]SeealsoAndyWarholfilmographyHotelChelseaRealityfilmsArthousecinemaReferences1. ^"AllMovie:TheChelseaGirls"(http://www.allmovie.com/work/thechelseagirls87082/review).AllMovie.Com.Retrieved16September2009.2. ^"Maninthemask"(http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2005/oct/16/art).theguardian(London).16October2005.RetrievedNovember18,2012.3. ^Leve,Ariel'NewYorkStoreys'TheSundayTimesMagazine,25March2007,pp.4051.p.494. ^Ebert,Roger(27June1967)."RogerEbertreviews"ChelseaGirls" "(http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19670626/REVIEWS/706260301/1023).ChicagoSunTimes.Retrieved8July2009.5. ^Baker,Kenneth(11April2002)."FilmflashesbacktoWarhol'60s/Rarelyseenmovieanearoverdoseof12/4/2014 ChelseaGirlsWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Girls 4/4ExternallinksChelseaGirls(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061465/)attheInternetMovieDatabaseChelseaGirls(http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v87082)atAllMovieRetrievedfrom"http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chelsea_Girls&oldid=628255971"Categories: 1966films FilmsdirectedbyAndyWarhol 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^"ChelseaGirls"(http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002JC674).Amazon.com.Retrieved17September2009.11. ^"MOMA:TheChelseaGirlsscreening:8June2007"(http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/4012).MuseumofModernArt.Retrieved8July2009.12. ^"SanFranciscoCinemathequeFilmCalendar:AprilJuly2002"(http://www.sfcinematheque.org/calendar17937.shtml?x=36).SanFranciscoCinematheque.Retrieved9July2009.13. ^"SeattleArtMuseumFilmCalendar:May21,2010"(http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/calendar/eventDetail.asp?eventID=18981&month=4&day=21&year=2010&sxID=&WHEN=&sxTitle=).SeattleArtMuseum.Retrieved11May2010.14. ^http://www.ackland.org/visit/calendar.php?q=2010111815. ^"HighPresents"ModernMastersofFilm:FromEdisontoScorsese,"with11FilmsfromOneoftheWorld'sMostImportantFilmRepositories"(http://www.high.org/~/media/Sites/HMA/Res/PDF/Press/MoMAfilmseriesFINAL.ashx).HighMuseumofArt.