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Central Park / Park Films, Inc. ; a Zipporah Films release ; director, producer, Frederick Wiseman.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Central Park (New York, N.Y.).
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Parks and Recreation.
- New York (N.Y.).
- New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs.
- National Book Committee.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Zipporah Films, [between 2000 and 2009?]
- System Details:
- DVD; all-region.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A montage of footage filmed in New York's Central Park, presented without narration. Includes scenes of people involved in a variety of activities: jogging, boating, walking, skating, playing music, theatrical performances, sports, picnicking, parades, concerts, etc. Also illustrates the complex problems the New York City Parks Department deals with to maintain and preserve the park and keep it open and accessible to the public.
- Credits:
- Photographer, John Davey ; editor, Frederick Wiseman.
- Notes:
- Originally produced in 1989.
- Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without separate license. Resource Sharing not permitted.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781885918741
- 1885918747
- OCLC:
- 233022998
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