The Light Bulb Conspiracy

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The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)

Directed by Cosima Dannoritzer

“The untold story of Planned Obsolescence”

Documentary · 1h 15m

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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Cast

Molly Malcolm Narrator
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Mike Anane Himself
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Michael Braungart Himself
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Steve Bunn Himself
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Nicols Fox Herself Casey Neistat Himself

Crew

Director
Cosima Dannoritzer
Writer
Cosima Dannoritzer
Editor
Georgia Wyss

Details

Original title
Prêt-à-jeter
Release date
2010-11-30
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
Catalan, German, English, French, Spanish
Countries
France, Spain
Production
Media 3.14, ARTE France Cinéma, TV3, TVE