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Central Park

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Frederick Wiseman directs this documentary about New York City's celebrated Central Park. Encompassing over 840 acres of land in the middle of Manhattan, Central Park serves numerous functions for New Yorkers, from lounging to weddings to concerts. However, few have looked as carefully as Wiseman at the park and its place in the culture of the city. The filmmaker also highlights the amount of work and money it takes to maintain a park this large in a city so busy.

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Alissa Wilkinson Vox 05/03/2018
Considered one of Wiseman's most accessible films, and it's also among the best examples of one of his favorite themes: the ways that public institutions are a microcosm for the life of a whole city. Go to Full Review David Denby The New York Review of Books 08/13/2018
Even if this uncharacteristically sensuous film interests us less than many of Wiseman's more relentless portraits, his structural inventiveness is much in evidence. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/16/2018 This is what I imagine a movie written by artificial intelligence would be like. Clunky, nonsensical, and lacking the most basic understanding of how humans behave. See more Read all reviews
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Frederick Wiseman

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Synopsis Frederick Wiseman directs this documentary about New York City's celebrated Central Park. Encompassing over 840 acres of land in the middle of Manhattan, Central Park serves numerous functions for New Yorkers, from lounging to weddings to concerts. However, few have looked as carefully as Wiseman at the park and its place in the culture of the city. The filmmaker also highlights the amount of work and money it takes to maintain a park this large in a city so busy.
Director
Frederick Wiseman
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
3h 0m