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Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 32m
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Jane Jacobs in Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2016)
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
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Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.

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  • Director
    • Matt Tyrnauer
  • Stars
    • Thomas Campanella
    • Vincent D'Onofrio(voice)
    • Mindy Fullilove
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  • Director
    • Matt Tyrnauer
  • Stars
    • Thomas Campanella
    • Vincent D'Onofrio(voice)
    • Mindy Fullilove
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    • 9User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Thomas Campanella
    • Selfas Self
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Robert Mosesas Robert Moses
    • (voice)
    Mindy Fullilove
    • Selfas Self
    Alexander Garvin
    • Selfas Self
    Paul Goldberger
    • Selfas Self
    Steven Johnson
    • Selfas Self
    Geeta Mehta
    • Self - Architectas Self - Architect
    Max Page
    • Selfas Self
    Mary Rowe
    • Selfas Self
    Michael Sorkin
    • Selfas Self
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • Jane Jacobsas Jane Jacobs
    • (voice)
    Jane Jacobs
    Jane Jacobs
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Moses
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
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      • Matt Tyrnauer
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    Storyline

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    The battle in how the urban form of New York City in particular was shaped in the mid-twentieth century is presented, the two leading figures on the opposing sides of the battle being Robert Moses, who held many senior positions related to development of urban infrastructure, and Manhattan resident and journalist Jane Jacobs, author of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities". In this battle, Moses disregarded Jacobs as a "mere housewife" and a nuisance of one at that. As was the prevailing trend of the time, Moses was in the camp of demolishing what he saw as not working to build homogeneous neighborhoods in style and function - most buildings several stories high or taller in the need to accommodate a growing population - that were largely supported by urban freeways or expressways to move people from the burgeoning affluent suburbs to jobs in the urban center. Many of the urban housing developments were social housing for those who could not afford to live in the suburbs, and what ended up having the negative terminology of "the projects". Conversely, Jacobs, who lived in the city with her family, felt that what Moses and his ilk saw as chaos was people interacting with each other in a humanistic way, which often took a generation or more to be established and which was much more livable than the sterile environments Moses was creating. Some of the key projects over which they battled are presented. As an epilogue, current urbanization in many developing countries in particular shows that the decision makers of today in these places are following Moses' lead in a much more aggressive way, these developments which have the potential to be tomorrow's abandoned slums. —Huggo
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    • timeframe 1960s
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      • Fifty years ago, one women fought for the people of New York City.
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      • Not Rated
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    • Quotes

      Robert Moses: Today, our greatest single problem is tenant removal.

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      References Citizen Kane (1941)

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    If you think Jane won the debate, I have a bridge to sell you
    Firstly if Jane had won the debate we would still have major slums in the core of NYC. And it is precisely the progressives in NY that have presided over the gentrification, not the other way around as implied by "Citizen Jane."
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • official site
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Citizen Jane
    • Filming locations
      • New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Altimeter Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $313,411
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $31,451
      • Apr 23, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $323,124
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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