Christo's Valley Curtain

Name: Christo's Valley Curtain
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1974
Duration: 26 min
Rating: 6.9

1974 · 26 min

Documentary

★ 6.9

Criterion

This Oscar-nominated documentary follows Christo and Jeanne-Claude as they conceive and execute Valley Curtain, an immense orange fabric installation stretched across a Colorado mountain pass. Filmed in a direct-cinema style, "Christo’s Valley Curtain" observes the negotiations, engineering challenges, and collective labor that shape the artwork, revealing the process itself as an essential part of the final creation.

Crew

Director Ellen Giffard
Director Albert Maysles
Director David Maysles

Cast

Christo
Himself
Jeanne-Claude
Herself

Crew

Director — Ellen Giffard
Director — Albert Maysles
Director — David Maysles

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