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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.
November 30, 2010
Media 3.14, ARTE France Cinéma
6 people
Molly Malcolm
Narrator
Acting
Mike Anane
Himself
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Michael Braungart
Himself
Acting
Steve Bunn
Himself
Acting
Nicols Fox
Herself
Acting
Casey Neistat
Himself
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