The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)

The untold story of Planned Obsolescence

Directed by Cosima Dannoritzer1h 15mDocumentary

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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U
Year
2010
Country
FR
Language
French
Release date
30 November 2010
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Molly Malcolm
Molly Malcolm
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Mike Anane
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Michael Braungart
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Steve Bunn
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Nicols Fox
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Casey Neistat
Casey Neistat
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