Christo's Valley Curtain

Synopsis

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.

CAST

David Maysles

Director

Ellen Giffard

Director

Albert Maysles

Director

Christo

Himself

Jeanne-Claude

Herself

David Maysles

Director

Ellen Giffard

Director

Albert Maysles

Director

Christo

Himself

Jeanne-Claude

Herself