Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
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Frederick Law Olmsted designed New York City's Central Park with Calvert Vaux over 150 years ago, and it remains an undisputed haven of tranquility amidst one of the largest, tallest, and most unnatural places on earth. This film examines the creation of America's great city parks in the late 1800s through the enigmatic eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted, visionary urban planner and landscape architect. In his own words, Olmsted and America's Urban Parks weaves together Olmsted's engaging and poignant personal story with those of the lasting masterpieces he left for us today, featuring Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Kline as the voice of Frederick Law Olmsted.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2011-04-17
Runtime: 57 mins
Director:
Writer: Rebecca Messner
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Olmsted and America's Urban Parks
Production Companies: PBS
Production Countries: United States of America
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