''Soap Opera'', subtitled ''The Lester Persky Story'', is a 1964 feature-length
underground film
An underground film is a film that is out of the mainstream either in its style, genre or financing.
Notable examples include:
John Waters' ''Pink Flamingos'',
David Lynch's ''Eraserhead'',
Andy Warhol's '' Blue Movie'',
Rosa von Praunheim's '' ...
directed by
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the Art movement, visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore th ...
, starring
Baby Jane Holzer, and featuring
Gerard Malanga
Gerard Joseph Malanga (born March 20, 1943) is an American poet, photographer, filmmaker, actor, curator and archivist.
Early life
Malanga was born in the Bronx in 1943, the only child of Italian immigrant parents. In 1959, at the beginning of ...
,
Sam Green, and Ivy Nicholson. The subtitle was used by Warhol since he used old television advertisement footage provided by
Lester Persky.
WarholStars entry
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See also
*List of American films of 1964
A list of American films released in 1964.
''My Fair Lady'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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See also
* 1964 in the United States
References
External links
1964 filmsat ...
*Andy Warhol filmography
Andy Warhol directed or produced nearly 150 films. 148 ---> Fifty of the films have been preserved by the Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street betwe ...
References
External links
''Soap Opera'' at WarholStars
1964 films
Films directed by Andy Warhol
American independent films
1960s English-language films
1960s American films
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