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Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections

1990 · 36 min

A warm, drifting home-movie collage that makes you feel like a quiet guest in a legendary bohemian circle.

Directed by: Jonas Mekas
Starring: Andy Warhol, John Cale, Storm De Hirsch

Overview: Jonas Mekas’s intimate diary film spans 1963 to 1990, capturing Andy Warhol alongside friends and collaborators from the New York avant-garde. Featuring figures such as Allen Ginsberg, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and George Maciunas—as well as rare footage of the Velvet Underground’s first performance—it offers a personal portrait of Warhol’s world and his intersections with art, music, and counterculture.

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Directed by: Jonas Mekas
Starring: Andy Warhol, John Cale, Storm De Hirsch

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
friendship
celebrity
music
memory
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Complexity	6
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Directed by: Jonas Mekas
Starring: Andy Warhol, John Cale, Storm De Hirsch, Allen Ginsberg, Mick Jagger, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Tuli Kupferberg, John Lennon
Cinematography: Jonas Mekas
Runtime: 36 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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