13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests

Synopsis

Between 1964 and 1966, Andy Warhol shot nearly 500 Screen Tests, beautiful and revealing portraits of hundreds of different individuals, from Warhol superstars and celebrities to friends or anyone he thought had "star potential". All visitors to his studio, the Factory. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong keylight, and filmed by Warhol with his stationary 16mm Bolex camera on silent, black and white, 100-foot rolls of film. The resulting two-and-a-half-minute film reels were then screened in slow motion, resulting in a fascinating collection of four-minute masterpieces that startle and entrance, mesmerizing in the purest sense of the word. Songwriters Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, formerly of the band Luna and currently recording as Dean & Britta, incorporated original compositions as well as cover songs to create new soundtracks for the 13 films.

Main Cast

Paul America

Himself

Age : 38 | Popularity : 3%

Ann Buchanan

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Fred Herko

Himself

Age : 28 | Popularity : 3%

Jane Holzer

Herself

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

Dennis Hopper

Himself

Age : 74 | Popularity : 24%

Billy Name

Himself

Age : 76 | Popularity : 4%

Nico

Herself

Age : 49 | Popularity : 8%

Richard Rheem

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Andy Warhol
Sound	Music	Britta Phillips Dean Wareham
Department	Role	Name

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