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Synopsis

Ten years after the passing of his wife and creative partner, Jeanne-Claude, Christo sets out to realize The Floating Piers, a project they conceived together many years before. Boasting uncensored access to the artist and his team, Walking on Water is an unprecedented look at Christo's process, from the inception through to the completion of his latest large-scale art installation, a dahlia-yellow walkway atop Italy's Lake Iseo that was eventually experienced by over 1.2 million people. The film takes the viewer on an intimate journey into Christo's world amid mounting madness - from complex dealings between art and state politics to engineering challenges, logistical nightmares, and the sheer force of mother nature.

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Metacritic

75
Jun 6, 2019

The documentary has a pleasing offhandedness. The same cannot be said of its subject. Christo, who turns 84 on June 13, is precise and highly directed.

Metacritic review by Mark Feeney
Mark Feeney
Boston Globe
63
May 27, 2019

The documentary might make you believe in miracles, considering how tedious — if not impossible — this interactive artwork comes across.

Metacritic review by Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
50
May 24, 2019

The movie remains patchy as it continues to jump somewhat arbitrarily from day to day without fully realizing its subject matter. The one dependable constant in all of this is Christo himself. Smiling ecstatically one minute, despondently hangdog the next, he exhibits a genius lunacy on par with his life’s work.

Metacritic review by Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle