Title & Author:

Five films about Christo & Jeanne-Claude / a Maysles Films production.

Publication:

N.Y., N.Y. : Plexifilm, 2004.

Description:

3 videodiscs (282 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in., in container 4 x 14 x 20 cm. + 1 v. (81 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)

Notes:
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1.
Full screen presentation.
Accompanying v. includes project histories, photographs of the projects, and an essay by Charles Taylor.
Special features: commentary by Christo, Jeanne-Claude and Albert Maysles on all 5 films.
Disc 1. Christo's Valley Curtain (1974 : 28 min.) -- Running fence (1978 : 58 min.) -- disc 2. Islands (1986 : 57 min.) -- Christo in Paris (1990 : 58 min.) -- disc 3. Umbrellas (1995 : 81 min.) -- Interview (2003).
Films directed by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Gifford, Charlotte Zwerin, Deborah Dickson, Susan Fromke, Henry Corra, and Grahame Weinbren ; music by Jim Dickinson, Scott Cossu, Wendy Blackstone, Phillip Johnston.
DVD NTSC.
Dolby.

Summary:

This collection chronicles the 30 year collaboration between acclaimed filmmakers Albert and David Maysles and the renowned environmental artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Documents the process, the political drama, the emotional investment and reactions to five of the artists' works: Valley Curtain, Running Fence, Islands, The Pont-Neuf Wrapped, and Umbrellas.

Subject:

Christo, 1935-2020.
Christo, 1935-2020. Valley curtain.
Christo, 1935-2020. Running fence.
Christo, 1935-2020. Surrounded islands.
Christo, 1935-2020. Pont Neuf wrapped.
Christo, 1935-2020. Umbrellas.
Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009.
Jeanne-Claude, 1935-2009 Interviews.
Maysles, Albert.
Maysles, David.
Maysles, Albert Interviews.
Pont Neuf wrapped (Christo)
Running fence (Christo)
Surrounded islands (Christo)
Umbrellas (Christo)
Art, Modern 20th century.
Conceptual art.
Umbrellas and parasols in art.
Documentary films Production and direction.
Environment (Art)
Installations (Art)
Motion picture producers and directors.
Art 20e siècle.
Art conceptuel.
Documentaires Production et réalisation.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma.
Art Intégration à l'architecture.
Conceptual.
installations (visual works)
filmmakers.
Art, Modern

Form/genre:

NTSC standard.
Video recordings (physical artifacts)
Optical disks.
DVDs.
Interviews.

Added entries:

Maysles, Albert.
Maysles, David.
Gifford, Ellen.
Zwerin, Charlotte.
Dickson, Deborah.
Froemke, Susan.
Corra, Henry.
Weinbren, Grahame, 1947-
Dickinson, Jim.
Cossu, Scott.
Blackstone, Wendy.
Johnston, Phillip.
Taylor, Charles Poetic gestures.
Maysles Films.
Plexifilm (Firm)

Title on container: 5 films about Christo & Jeanne-Claude
Five films about Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Christo & Jeanne-Claude.

Holdings:

Location: Library main av 247327
Call No.: N7193.C556 F5 2004
Status: Available