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« Umbrellas », Maysles Brothers, Henry Corra, Grahame Weinbren
Grand Prize and People’s Choice Award, Montreal Festival of Films on Art.
« Maysles’ camera work shows that his astute eye is still strong, Weinbren’s editing is elegantly rhythmic, and Phillip Johnston’s original score, which ranges from blues to bounce to big beat, is a strong plus. » – Howard Feinstein, VARIETY, March 1994
UMBRELLAS takes a poignant, in-depth look at the concept and realization of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s project, Umbrellas: Joint Project for Japan and U.S.A presenting the artist at his most triumphant and most vulnerable moments – from the exaltation of the project’s opening day through unexpected tragedies at the end.
The artists chose sites with contrasting cultures, among people who were unsophisticated about art; a rice-farming valley in the Japanese province of lbaraki, 72 miles north of Tokyo, and a cluster of cattle ranches in the rolling hills of southern California, 60 miles north of Los Angeles.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude appealed to 29 land-owners in California, and a total of 485 people in Japan. In October 1991, as planned, the 1,340 blue umbrellas unfurled in the dense green foliage and rain-dripped autumn light of the Japanese valley. On the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean, the 1,760 yellow umbrellas burst open on dry, golden-colored grass, glimmering in brilliant California sunlight.
The film winds through the paddies and the pastures, showing rice farmers and cattle ranchers reacting with
amusement, skepticism and intrigue – with weather becoming a forceful project participant. UMBRELLAS
candidly presents the compelling personal reactions to a tragic death at the California site. Later, during the removal of the umbrellas, an electrical storm took the life of a Japanese construction worker. Like life itself, Christo’s art has, in his own words, « a profound dimension of irrationality. »
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Lieu : Cinema Galries (Galeries de la Reine 26, 1000 Bruxelles)
Prix : 5€
