''Christo's Valley Curtain'' is a 1974 American short

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed by

Albert and David Maysles Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) and his brother David Maysles (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987; ) were an American documentary filmmaking team known for their work in the Direct Cinema style. Their best-known films in ...

, about

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific environmental installations, often large landmarks a ...

's '' Valley Curtain'' project.

Accolades

It was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

for Best Documentary Short.Documentary Winners: 1974 Oscars
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References

External links

''Christo’s Valley Curtain''
at Maysles Films *

1974 films 1974 short documentary films American short documentary films Documentary films about visual artists Films directed by Albert and David Maysles Films set in Colorado Films shot in Colorado Documentary films about Colorado 1970s English-language films 1970s American films English-language short documentary films {{US-documentary-film-stub