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The Gates (2005)

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User Rating: 7.5/10 (47 votes)

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Release Date:
2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
A documentary on New York City's biggest public art project ever, an installation called "The Gates," by Christo and Jeanne Claude. full summary | add synopsis
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Great doc on a great work of art. more

Cast

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Christo ... Himself
Jeanne-Claude ... Herself
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Additional Details

Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
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Company:
Maysles Films more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Great doc on a great work of art., 2 March 2008
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Author: djdelon from berkeley

Such a great flick.

As a great documentary in and of itself, but also as a great new york city-movie, showcasing NYC's bureaucratic madness during the planning stage, but also its incredible diversity, and how it was the only real city where a project like this COULD happen and resonate quite like it does.

Its also a great 'artiste' movie, in both the role of the artist and the dogged determination required to fulfill your passions, as Christo and his wife Jean-Claude worked since 1979 on this, but also the role of art, at least on a grand scale, in todays world...maybe more than anything, The Gates really shows the irrationality of haters and naysayers in the face of art...some of the negative arguments and reactions to the project in hindsight appear moronic and embarrassing, and Mayor Bloomberg should be commended for finally giving the go-ahead and making this possible.

And visually, once the gates are up, with all the reactions of the people against that winter backdrop, the film truly becomes transcendent, and becomes a stunningly beautiful and touching work of art itself.

Multi-thumbs up.

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