Paris: living space

United States, 1983

Film
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Episode of Series “Understanding Cities”.
A fascinating documentary that looks at the development and expansion of Paris. The film looks at the growth of the city in organised patterns and it also looks at the various people, throughout history, who influenced the design of Paris.

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Credits

producer

Edmund Bacon

Duration

00:26:20:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1983

Appears in

Understanding Cities

Group of items

Understanding Cities

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016856

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → France

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Paris (France)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Places → France

Places → Paris (France)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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