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Chelsea Girls (1966)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061465/
Chelsea Girls does not follow a clear narrative, but rather solely consists of three hours of raw footage that focuses on various long-term guests (primarily women and Warhol superstars) staying in the Chelsea Hotel, and their everyday interactions with each other - from the mundane to flamboyant. Many of those depicted in the film are Bohemians, artists, and drug addicts who appear to be lost within the confines of their lives. Those most prominent in the film are Nico, Brigid Berlin, Mary Woronov, and Ondine. The film is presented in a split screen, with two separate things occurring on both sides of the screen simultaneously; however, of the two audio tracks attached to each scene, only one is played in conjunction with what is onscreen; the other side remains silent. In live projection, this is accomplished by the projectionist manually changing the volume between the two projectors while referring to an instruction guide that comes with the reels. Additionally, each side alternates its scenes between black and white and color photography.
The film ends with a continuous take of an emotive Nico crying under the glare of various colored lights on the left side of the screen; on the right side of the screen, Ondine speaks to an offscreen woman about various narcotics before performing an amphetamine injection on her. The last line of the film, spoken by Ondine, is "By the way, The Bride Of Frankenstein is the greatest movie ever made. It's just fabulous... Isn't it?". Instrumental music by The Velvet Underground accompanies this final scene.
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