This article is about the Andy Warhol film. For the album by Nico, see Chelsea Girl (album). For the title track of the Nico album, see Chelsea Girls (song).
Chelsea Girls
US theatrical release poster
Directed by
Andy Warhol Paul Morrissey
Written by
Ronald Tavel Andy Warhol
Produced by
Andy Warhol
Starring
Nico
Brigid Berlin
Ondine
Gerard Malanga
Eric Emerson
Mary Woronov
Mario Montez
Ingrid Superstar
International Velvet
Cinematography
Andy Warhol Paul Morrissey (uncredited)
Music by
The Velvet Underground
Distributed by
Filmmakers Distribution Center
Release date
September 15, 1966 (1966-09-15)
Running time
210 minutes (approx.)
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$3,000 (approx.)
Chelsea Girls is a 1966 American experimental underground film directed by Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey. The film was Warhol's first major commercial success after a long line of avant-garde art films (both feature-length and short). It was shot at the Hotel Chelsea and other locations in New York City, and follows the lives of several of the young women living there, and stars many of Warhol's superstars. The film is presented in a split screen, accompanied by alternating soundtracks attached to each scene and an alternation between black-and-white and color photography. The original cut runs at just over three hours long.[1]
The film was the inspiration for star Nico's 1967 debut album, Chelsea Girl, which featured a ballad-like track titled "Chelsea Girls", which was written about the hotel and its inhabitants. The girl in the poster is Clare Shenstone, at the age of 16, an aspiring artist later influenced by Francis Bacon.[2] With its creativity and eroticism, the poster captures the sensual essence of the film, and was designed for its London release by graphic artist Alan Aldridge. Warhol was extremely happy with the design, and commented that he "wished the movie was as good as the poster".[3] The poster was used as the cover art for Felt's 1984 album The Splendour of Fear.
^"All Movie: The Chelsea Girls". AllMovie.Com. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
^"Man in the Mask". The Guardian. London. 16 October 2005. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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