Christo's Valley Curtain (1974)

Directed by

Albert Maysles, David Maysles

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

26 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary follows artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude as they attempt to install a massive orange fabric curtain across a Colorado valley. The film shows the planning, the struggle with wind, and the moment of completion.

observationalmeditativelyricalslightly tenseawe-inspiringprocess-orientedtriumphant

What happens

Christo's Valley Curtain is a 1974 American short documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles, about Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Valley Curtain project. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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