The Light Bulb Conspiracy

The Light Bulb Conspiracy

2010
1h 15m
7.6

7.6/10

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Documentary

"The untold story of Planned Obsolescence"

Overview

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product lasted, the less money they made, thus Planned Obsolescence was born, and manufacturers have been engineering products to fail ever since. Combining investigative research and rare archive footage with analysis by those working on ways to save both the economy and the environment, this documentary charts the creation of ‘engineering to fail’, its rise to prominence and its recent fall from grace.

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Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Media 3.14 ARTE France Cinéma TV3 TVE
Production Countries
France Spain
Spoken Languages
Catalan German English French Spanish

Keywords

capitalism printer greed profit conspiracy business consumerism advertising light bulb ethics efficiency

Quick Facts

Original Title Prêt-à-jeter
Release Date November 30, 2010
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt1825163

Cast

Molly Malcolm
Molly Malcolm

Narrator

Mike Anane
Mike Anane

Himself

Michael Braungart
Michael Braungart

Himself

Steve Bunn
Steve Bunn

Himself

Nicols Fox
Nicols Fox

Herself

Casey Neistat
Casey Neistat

Himself

Key Crew

Cosima Dannoritzer
Director
Cosima Dannoritzer
Writer
Patrice Barrat
Executive Producer
Joan Úbeda
Executive Producer