The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink
In the twilight years of the Cultural Revolution, a Chinese filmmaker slowly becoming blind tours the country screening her last film to peasants. In it, the woman imagines two "alien" lovers walking from end-to-end along the Great Wall to join each other in the middle, one last time. This documentary is an adaptation of Ulay and Marina Abramovic's final collaborative project, the 1988 performance "The Lovers: The Great Wall Walk."
- Overview
- Cast
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The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1989
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Romance, Documentary
Original Title
The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink
Production Companies
Contemporary Art Foundation
Director
Murray Grigor
Description
In the twilight years of the Cultural Revolution, a Chinese filmmaker slowly becoming blind tours the country screening her last film to peasants. In it, the woman imagines two "alien" lovers walking from end-to-end along the Great Wall to join each other in the middle, one last time. This documentary is an adaptation of Ulay and Marina Abramovic's final collaborative project, the 1988 performance "The Lovers: The Great Wall Walk."
