The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink

The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink

1989
1h 5m
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Romance Documentary
Overview

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."

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Contemporary Art Foundation
Production Countries
United Kingdom China
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

great wall of china

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1989
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović

Herself

Ulay
Ulay

Himself

Bao Xing
Bao Xing

Calligrapher

Sedar Chazam
Sedar Chazam

Voice

Wu Xiao Ming
Wu Xiao Ming

Voice

Key Crew

Barbara Grigor
Producer
Murray Grigor
Director
Murray Grigor
Writer
Marina Abramović
Writer
Ulay
Writer
Eduardo Lipschutz-Villa
Producer