
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.

Kevin Kline
Frederick Law Olmsted

Kerry Washington
Narrator

Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

Enchanting Bournemouth
Enchanting Bournemouth

Sunderland Roker Regatta and Festival August Bank Holiday
Sunderland Roker Regatta and Festival August Bank Holiday

Berlin: Hasenheide
Berlin: Hasenheide
Ne è passata di acqua sotto i ponti. La Sarca raccontata dai suoi ponti
Ne è passata di acqua sotto i ponti. La Sarca raccontata dai suoi ponti

Un printemps de square
Un printemps de square

Faire le Bois
Faire le Bois

Bill & Daisy
Bill & Daisy
Au parc Lafontaine
Au parc Lafontaine

Versailles, une révolution au jardin
Versailles, une révolution au jardin

Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park

Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes
Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes