Sleep

★★★★★

1964 · 5 h 21 min

Directed by Andy Warhol · USA · New Hollywood · New American Cinema and Structural Film

Documentary

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Cast

John Giorno

Plot

Footage of John Giorno sleeping for five hours.

Sinekatalog’s take

A five-hour record of a man sleeping, an extreme test of patience and a landmark of conceptual cinema. It is infamous for being unwatchable in the conventional sense, and rewarding only if you embrace the idea.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 3.5 / 10 (583 votes)
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