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Christo's Valley Curtain

Christo's Valley Curtain

1974Short⏱️ 28mNot Rated
DocumentaryShort
6.8
IMDB Rating
259 votes

Christo, an artist, wants to put a piece of orange fabric across a valley. This Oscar-nominated film documents his success showing how a large piece of fabric can look small when accomplished.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Christo, Jeanne-Claude
Release Date
March 10, 1974
Language
English, French
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Christo
Christo
as Self
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Jeanne-Claude
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Rifle Gap, Colorado, USA
Production
Maysles Films

🏷️ Keywords

christoindependent film

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryShort

⭐ Featured Review

The largest man-made curtain in the world as "sculpture"
by roger-2122007-05-10
8/10

"Short and to-the-point documentary covering Christo's first large public work - the bright neon-orange valley curtain in Colorado, which spanned the gulf between two small mountains. It was a temporary and "public" exhibition, more performance art than a real "artifact" style sculpture. When the camera finally shows it in all its glory, an orange triangle on the landscape, you really grasp the audacity and almost brave rudeness of Christo's vision. Christo should be considered more a pop artist akin to Warhol, repackaging things to make us rethink how we perceive..."

📖 Synopsis

Christo, an artist, wants to put a piece of orange fabric across a valley. This Oscar-nominated film documents his success showing how a large piece of fabric can look small when accomplished.