Name: Screen Test: Paul America
Genre: Short
Duration: 4 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Paul America

Another installment in the Screen Tests by Mr. Andy Warhol, this entry presents one of his stars Paul America, best remembered for his roles in "My Hustler" where he plays a male hustler and "Ciao Manhattan". I like the series since it allows viewers to deeply analyze each actor/actress/personality, their faces and expressions, and even try to imagine what's happening in front of them since they act and react in certain ways almost as if the director is telling to act or express variations with their faces. The results vary from actor to actor, some are really interesting to see, others aren't so fascinating but they all work on their own way.

America is presented peacefully chewing a gun, the left half of his face is lit while the right half is obscured, sometimes appearing here and there, and can see the totality of his face, blonde hair and that shy smile he gives us from time to time. He had quite a striking face, very beautiful and slightly resembling actor Bruce Payne, somewhat mysterious. And to make things more interesting, he's very expressive and charming, which contributes to make of this test one of the best Mr. Warhol did in the series. Doesn't get near the impact of the ones made with Lou Reed or Dennis Hopper which allows them to go deep into acting mode despite the everlasting close-up those tests consists but it has some appeal just like the one with Richard Rheem, it's all in their eyes. Very good. 7/10.

The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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From the series of short screen tests made by Andy Warho, this one revolves young actor Paul America. In this 4-minute experiment, Paul is presented with half of his obscure while the other is more visible with light, showing his range of emotions, good looks and smile.

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