The Gates

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09/30/2011 Not to judge the art but the film itself is tedious. The last 35 minutes are nothing but gratuitous scenery shots of the artwork over and over and over. I'm a documentary lover but this one fails to retain my interest. See more 11/30/2010 Art has only been born from humans progressing enough to have leisure time and not continually living at a subsistent/survival level. By no means does that take away from the appreciated of it... In the case of the gates, I'm in two minds... part of me appreciates it BUT... 23 miles of the bloody things at a price tag of $20million+ for only 2 weeks... and the faff it took to get them there with all the trip hazard cones... really was a waste. The Docu. however was interesting in that it used footage from concept to execution See more 10/13/2010 Art feeds the soul. An amazing and gorgeous documentary 25 years in the making. See more 09/05/2009 A mazin' Maysles. A brilliant document of how art communicates instinctively. See more 07/23/2009 I loved that they showed this from conception to implementation. It also showed all sides; the ones who loved the idea and the ones who thought he was putting a nasty scab on a beautiful park. It's real and very well edited. However, i'm not sure i ended up liking Jeanne-Claude very much. I began to feel like she held Christo back and seemed to want the attention directed at her. But, regardless, it was an interesting art film. See more 06/24/2008 I wish I'd been able to see this installation in person. There's something about Christo and Jeanne-Claude that is so wacko but so compelling at the same time. It's fascinating to see how others react to their art. See more Read all reviews

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