Empire
Filmed by Jonas Mekas from the 44th floor of the Time-Life Building, “Empire” explores the passage of time without the use of characters or a traditional narrative. The film, that consists of one stationary shot of the Empire State Building, was made from standard 1,200-foot rolls of 16mm film with a more than eight-hour runtime.
Empire (1965)
Andy Warhol
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
4.3/10
44 votes
Rating consensus
43/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~43/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Jonas Mekas
Self (uncredited)
Andy Warhol
Self (uncredited)
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Empire (1965)
Andy Warhol
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