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The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink

19891h 5mMurray Grigor

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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."

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What is The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink (1989) about?

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…

Who stars in The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink?

The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink stars Marina Abramović (Herself), Ulay (Himself), Bao Xing (Calligrapher), Sedar Chazam (Voice), Wu Xiao Ming (Voice). The film was directed by Murray Grigor.

How long is The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink?

The Great Wall: Lovers at the Brink has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1989.

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