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Director(s):
MOEHR (LELIO)
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Producer(s):
BO TRAVAIL!, ARTE FRANCE
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2015
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Language(s):
German, English, French
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
Opened in 1857 before the works were completed, the park was designed by the Bulher brothers, who came up with the smart idea of digging out a lake to sanitize the swampland.
Haussmann was busy transforming Paris at the time, and Lyon did not want to be left behind. Thanks to the area’s soil quality, a favourable climate and a wealthy bourgeoisie, which started to develop rapidly in the mid-19th century, roses became hugely popular, and rose breeders in Lyon were among the best in the world. In 1978 a rose competition was launched in Lyon. It was initially a national competition, before becoming European, and is now international.