Empire

Empire (1964)

485 min★ 3.7 · 1,553 votes

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.

Release date
March 6, 1965
Country of origin
United States

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