Poor Little Rich Girl


1h 10m 1965

Brief Synopsis

In March 1965, just a few months after he bought his first sound camera, Warhol began making a series of films of Edie Sedgwick -- a beautiful young heiress whom he had recently met. She had fled from her tragic, wealthy family in California to join Warhol's New York underground art world. Warhol's films were extended portraits of Sedgewick simply "being herself."

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Release Date
Jan 1965
Premiere Information
New York opening: 26 Apr 1965
Distribution Company
Film-Makers' Cooperative
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m

Synopsis

A young woman has just spent her inherited fortune in a few months. The film depicts a day in her life at this juncture. She talks about her inheritance, moves between the bed and telephone in her room, and shows off a beautiful new coat. The first reel is out of focus.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Release Date
Jan 1965
Premiere Information
New York opening: 26 Apr 1965
Distribution Company
Film-Makers' Cooperative
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

The frame remains fixed throughout.

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (The Films of Andy Warhol: Part II) April 28 - May 12, 1994.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Midnight Screenings) in Park City, Utah January 20-30, 1994.

16mm

b&w

Factory "superstar" Edie Sedgewick died in 1971 of a barbituate overdose at age twenty-eight.

24 fps

Filmed in March and April 1965.