The Light Bulb Conspiracy
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“The untold story of Planned Obsolescence”
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
6 people
Cosima Dannoritzer Director · Georgia Wyss Editor
First release November 26, 2010 · Produced in France, Spain · Languages Catalan, English, French, German, Hungarian, Spanish
Production
Media 3.14
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
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TV3
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TVE
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Televisió de Catalunya
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Televisión Española
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France · Spain
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Original title
Prêt-à-jeter
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Catalan · English · French · German · Hungarian · Spanish
Release dates
France · November 26, 2010
Premiere
Spain · December 16, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
December 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Norway
November 30, 2010 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 6, 2011 · Theatrical
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