The film depicts a rehearsal of The Velvet Underground including Nico, and is essentially one long loose improvisation.
Production
Warhol's screen test aesthetic applied to actual genius at work.
Acting
Nico's detached presence vs. Reed's simmering intensity.

Director
Andy Warhol
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This footage helped establish the 'anti-star' aesthetic—no stage, no audience, just process.
Warhol never intended this as a commercial release; it screened as part of his multimedia Exploding Plastic Inevitable shows.
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