The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)

The Light Bulb Conspiracy (2010)
Prêt-à-jeter (original title)
1h 15min | Documentary | 16 December 2010 (Spain)
Director: Cosima Dannoritzer
Writer: Cosima Dannoritzer
Stars: Molly Malcolm, Marcos López Merayo, Lynn Owens

Once upon a time..... products were made to last. Then, at the beginning of the 1920s, a group of businessmen were struck by the following insight: 'A product that refuses to wear out is a tragedy of business' (1928). Thus Planned Obsolescence was born. Shortly after, the first worldwide cartel was set up expressly to reduce the life span of the incandescent light bulb, a symbol for innovation and bright new ideas, and the first official victim of Planned Obsolescence. During the 1950s, with the birth of the consumer society, the concept took on a whole new meaning, as explained by flamboyant designer Brooks Stevens: 'Planned Obsolescence, the desire to own something a little newer, a little better, a little sooner than is necessary...'. The growth society flourished, everybody had everything, the waste was piling up (preferably far away in illegal dumps in the Third World) - until consumers started rebelling... Can the modern growth society survive without Planned Obsolescence? Did ... Written by Cosima Dannoritzer

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1825163/