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2 unusual facts about The Cure for Insomnia


The Cure for Insomnia

At 5,220 minutes long (87 hours, or 3 days and 15 hours) in length, the film has no plot, instead consisting of artist L. D. Groban reading his 4,080-page poem "A Cure for Insomnia" over the course of three and a half days, spliced with occasional clips from heavy metal and pornographic videos.

The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World

It was the longest film ever made at the time of its release, but was pushed back in 1987 by The Cure for Insomnia, which runs for 87 hours, and is now in the number six spot behind Modern Times Forever (Stora Enso Building, Helsinki) (2011), which runs 240 hours; Cinématon (2010), which runs 152 hours; Untitled #125 (Hickory) (2011), which runs 120 hours; Matrjoschka (2006), which runs 95 hours.



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