The Light Bulb Conspiracy : the Untold Story of Planned Obsolescence
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Title from title screen.
Extras. Planned obsolescence and the Cold War (5 min.) -- The gardening prince (3 min.) -- A designer's view (3 min.) -- Why washing machines won't last (2 min.) -- Complaining with a twist (1 min.) -- A glow from the past (2 min.) -- An artist's tools (2 min.) -- Two planets and a joke (1 min.) -- "La grande bouffe" (1 min.)
Narration, Molly Malcolm.
Traces the untold story of Planned Obsolescence, the deliberate shortening of product life spans to guarantee consumer demand, from its beginnings in the 1920s.
DVD-R.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
[San Francisco, CA] : Distributed by Video Project, c2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Dannoritzer, Cosima,
Úbeda i Carulla, Joan, 1959-
Barrat, Patrice,
Malcolm, Molly,
Sarrado, Marc Martínez,
Wyss, Georgia,
Andrés, Marta,
Gil, Joan,
ARTE France.
Televisión Española.
Televisió de Catalunya.
Article Z (Firm)
Media 3.14 (Firm)
Yleisradio Oy.
TG4 (Television station : Ireland)
Norsk rikskringkasting.
Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française.
Special Broadcasting Service (Australia)
Radio-télévision suisse romande.
SUBJECTS
Product obsolescence.
Product life cycle.
Consumer goods.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.