Birders: The Central Park Effect (2013)
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100% of critics liked it
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81% of users liked it
(262 ratings)
The Central Park Effect reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace Manhattan's celebrated patch of green and the equally colorful, full-of-attitude New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. Acclaimed author Jonathan Franzen, an idiosyncratic trombone… More The Central Park Effect reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace Manhattan's celebrated patch of green and the equally colorful, full-of-attitude New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. Acclaimed author Jonathan Franzen, an idiosyncratic trombone technician, a charming fashion-averse teenager, and a bird-tour leader who's recorded every sighting she's made since the 1940s are among the film's cast of characters. Featuring spectacular wildlife footage capturing the changing seasons, this lyrical documentary transports the viewer to a dazzling world that goes all but unnoticed by the 38 million people who visit America's most famous park each year. (c) Official Site
- Directed By
- Jeffrey Kimball
- Written By
- Jeffrey Kimball
- Genres
- Documentary
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 18, 2013 Limited
- Studio
- Music Box Films
Critic Reviews
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Simon Abrams, Village Voice
A well-measured docu-character study ...
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
In Birders, by contrast, nature is one big entrancing show; a world of tweets without "tweets."
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
An engrossing tour of this little-known subculture and unlikely habitat in the center of densely populated Manhattan.
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Ronnie Scheib, Variety
Birders vividly captures the distinctive colors and markings of a vast number of bird species and the equally individualized personalities of those watching them within the confines of Central Park.
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Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
[A] revelatory little film ...
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Cast
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Regina Alvarez
as Regina Alvarez
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Anya Auerbach
as Anya Auerbach
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Mike Bryant
as Mike Bryant
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David Burg
as David Burg
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Irving Cantor
as Irving Cantor
