The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink

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."

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1989

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom, China

Production

Contemporary Art Foundation

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded