The film begins with a lengthy telephone conversation between Warhol, Viva and Brigid Polk. This was one of several conversations Viva and Auder had recorded unbeknownst to Warhol until late in the conversation. Its highlight is when Viva compares the pain of childbirth with the gunshot wound Warhol suffered at the hands of Valerie Solanas in 1968. Money and compensation are a consistent topic throughout. The final scene consists of an informal interview conducted by Larry Rivers at the Factory following the publication of The Philosophy of Andy Warhol.
The director Michel Auder was born in 1944 in Soissons, France. Starting out as a fashion photographer, he began making films at the age of 18. He worked with the Zanzibar Group, a collective of young French filmmakers whose work was influenced by the tumultuous political climate of 1968. Auder also looked to the early films of Jean-Luc Godard and Andy Warhol as inspiration for his own film practice. In 1969 he met, and eventually married Viva, one of the principle stars of many of Warhol's films. The two settled in New York City, living for some time at the Chelsea Hotel alongside other artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers of the day.