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"Pt.1. Examines the pathological self-interest of the modern corporation. "In the mid-1800s the corporation won the status of a legal "person." Imbued with a "personality" of pure self-interest, the next 100 years saw its rise to dominance, made possible by a single-minded drive for profit. The corporation created unprecedented wealth, but at what cost? The remorseless rationale of "externalities"-- the effects of corporate activity on the physical world and people "external" to it-- is responsible for countless cases of illness, death, poverty, pollution, exploitation and lies. After point-by-point analysis. The corporation delivers a disturbing diagnosis: the institutional embodiment of laissez-faire capitalism fully meets the diagnostic criteria of a psychopath."--Container."@en
"Documentary examines the nature, evolution, impact and possible futures of the modern business corporation."
"Documentary examines the nature, evolution, impact and possible futures of the modern business corporation."@en
"pt.3. Examines how corporations cut deals with any style of government - from Nazi Germany to despotic states today - that allow or even encourage sweatshops, as long as sales go up. "Documents the corporation's indifference to democracy over the last century, in many areas of the world. Detailed are the high stakes struggles facing grass roots movements as they battle with this dominant force of our time. From American corporations such as IBM, General Motors, Ford and Coke working with and profiting from Nazi Germany to present day Bechtel attempting to privatize Bolivia's water system, the patterns are revealed. What is inspiring is the victories of small, persistent voices growing to a unified roar, powerful enough to stop huge corporate machines as they attempt to take away power and choices form not only individuals and communities but in fact, from governments. Presented are some excellent examples of positive activism; the character revocation movement took on oil giant Unocal; sweatshop activists moved labor standards; seed activists beat corporate patents; in Pennsylvania, two cities decreed that corporations can no longer carry on as a person and Bolivians defeated Bechtel corporation's attempt to privatize their water system."--Container."@en
"A timely, critical inquiry, The Corporation invites players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporation's inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Case studies, anecdotes and true confessions reveal behind-the-scenes tensions and influences in several corporate and anti-corporate dramas. Each illuminates an aspect of the corporation's complex character. Starring 7 CEOs, 3 Vice Presidents, 2 whistleblowers, 1 broker, 1 spy and 1 really big mess! Special guest star: the FBI's top consultant on psychopath."
"Attraverso una serie di interviste ai più importanti esponenti del business mondiale, rappresenta una visione super partes sulle multinazionali e sulle loro strategie di prodotto, di comunicazione e, soprattutto, di ethic management (ad es. devolvere quote degli introiti a cause quali la preservazione della foresta amazzonica). Il documentario, strutturato in una prima parte storica e una seconda di testimonianze, è diviso in capitoli che affrontano teorie e argomenti diversi, analizza il comportamento delle multinazionali alla stregua di un essere umano, da un punto di vista psichiatrico evidenziandone le psicosi. The corporation non impone le sue convinzioni, ma lascia lo spettatore pensare e costituire una propria coscienza sull'argomento. Come dichiarato da Mark Achbar, "la più grande soddisfazione per noi sarebbe sapere che chi ha visto il film, pensasse: oggi ho imparato qualcosa""
"Summary: The film examines the far-reaching repercussions of the corporationʼs increasing preeminence and is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporationʼs inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Featuring illuminating interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and many others, THE CORPORATION charts the spectacular rise of an institution aimed at achieving specific economic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible force."@en
"The film examines the far-reaching repercussions of the corporationʼs increasing prominence and is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporationʼs inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Features interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and many others."@en
"Divers intervenants tracent un portrait "psychologique" des grandes multinationales qui dominent le monde."
"Documentary is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporation's inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures."@en
"Examines the far-reaching repercussions of the corporationʼs increasing preeminence and is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporationʼs inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Featuring illuminating interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and many others, THE CORPORATION charts the spectacular rise of an institution aimed at achieving specific economic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible force."
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"THE CORPORATION stellt die Frage nach der geistigen Gesundheit einer Institution, die im Geschäftsverkehr die Rechte eines Menschen genießt, ohne sich um menschliche Werte zu kümmern. Der Film führt den psychopathischen Charakter der Institution "Großkonzern" anhand von haarsträubenden Fallstudien vor. Sie zeigen, wie Unternehmen uns beeinflussen, unsere Umwelt, unsere Kinder, unsere Gesundheit, wie sie Medien und Demokratie manipulieren. Unter den 40 Interviewten sind Konzernchefs und leitende Manager aus allen Wirtschaftsbereichen: Öl- und Pharmaindustrie, Reifenherstellung, Schwerindustrie, PR, Branding, Werbung, verdecktes Marketing."
"Documentaire. À l'aide d'entrevues, de films d'archives et d'exposés sociopolitiques, le film trace un portrait psychologique des grandes multinationales qui dominent le monde. On examine leurs fonctionnements, leurs implications et leurs impacts dans le monde d'aujourd'hui ainsi que dans celui de l'avenir."@en
"Documentaire. À l'aide d'entrevues, de films d'archives et d'exposés sociopolitiques, le film trace un portrait psychologique des grandes multinationales qui dominent le monde. On examine leurs fonctionnements, leurs implications et leurs impacts dans le monde d'aujourd'hui ainsi que dans celui de l'avenir."
"Divers intervenants tracent un portrait ±psychologiqueℓ des grandes multinationales qui dominent le monde."
"The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives. With a deft mix of humour, visual panache and seriousness, this documentary is a timely, entertaining critique of global conglomerates."
"Documental de investigación que analiza la verdadera naturaleza de las empresas multinacionales, su cada vez más ilimitado poder y el impacto que provocan en nuestro entorno."
"Exploring the momentous impact corporations have had on our environment, our children, our health, our media, our democracy and even our very own genes, each of us is implored to examine what we can do in response."@en
"Pt.3. Examines how corporations cut deals with any style of government - from Nazi Germany to despotic states today - that allow or even encourage sweatshops, as long as sales go up. "Documents the corporation's indifference to democracy over the last century, in many areas of the world. Detailed are the high stakes struggles facing grass roots movements as they battle with this dominant force of our time. From American corporations such as IBM, General Motors, Ford and Coke working with and profiting from Nazi Germany to present day Bechtel attempting to privatize Bolivia's water system, the patterns are revealed. What is inspiring is the victories of small, persistent voices growing to a unified roar, powerful enough to stop huge corporate machines as they attempt to take away power and choices form not only individuals and communities but in fact, from governments. Presented are some excellent examples of positive activism; the character revocation movement took on oil giant Unocal; sweatshop activists moved labor standards; seed activists beat corporate patents; in Pennsylvania, two cities decreed that corporations can no longer carry on as a person and Bolivians defeated Bechtel corporation's attempt to privatize their water system."--Container."@en
"Visió crítica del poder que tenen les grans corporacions econòmiques. El documental analitza la seva natura, evolució, mètodes, impacte i possibles futurs."
"Si l'entreprise a, légalement, les mêmes droits qu'un individu, pourquoi se conduit-elle de façon si peu humaine ? L'entreprise se comporte en tous points comme un psychopathe : égoïste, menteuse, se moquant totalement du bien-être et du respect d'autrui... L'entreprise est-elle un monstre indomptable."
"The corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives."
"The corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives."@en
"Examines the nature, evolution, impacts and possible futures of the modern business corporation, and the power and influence of corporation over people's lives."@en
"The film examines the far-reaching repercussions of the corporation's increasing preeminence and is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporation's inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Featuring illuminating interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and many others, THE CORPORATION charts the spectacular rise of an institution aimed at achieving specific economic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible force."@en
"The Corporation delves into the mindset and character of corporate America. This documentary comes to us from Mark Achbar (Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media), Jennifer Abbott (A Cow at My Table), and Joel Bakan, whose book The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power serves as the basis for the film. Through interviews with left-wing staples such as Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore; company CEOs from Pfizer, Goodyear, and Royal Dutch Shell; activists and whistleblowers; and highlighting specific cases of corporate deception, the three-hour mini-series paints a somewhat unflattering picture of multinationals. In the first program, The Pathology of Commerce, filmmakers examine the pathological self-interest of the modern corporation. Planet Inc. looks at the scope of commerce and the sophisticated, even covert, techniques marketers use to get their brands into our homes. The final program, Reckoning, examines how corporations cut deals with any style of government - from Nazi Germany to despotic states today - that allow or even encourage sweatshops, as long as sales go up."@en
"The Corporation delves into the mindset and character of corporate America. This documentary comes to us from Mark Achbar (Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media), Jennifer Abbott (A Cow at My Table), and Joel Bakan, whose book The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power serves as the basis for the film. Through interviews with left-wing staples such as Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore; company CEOs from Pfizer, Goodyear, and Royal Dutch Shell; activists and whistleblowers; and highlighting specific cases of corporate deception, the three-hour mini-series paints a somewhat unflattering picture of multinationals. In the first program, The Pathology of Commerce, filmmakers examine the pathological self-interest of the modern corporation. Planet Inc. looks at the scope of commerce and the sophisticated, even covert, techniques marketers use to get their brands into our homes. The final program, Reckoning, examines how corporations cut deals with any style of government - from Nazi Germany to despotic states today - that allow or even encourage sweatshops, as long as sales go up."
"Analyzing footage from advertising, television news, and industrial films, this film explores the meteoric rise and nature of the most pervasive institution of our time."
"Three-part series examines the far-reaching repercussions of the corporation's increasing prominence and is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporation's inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Features interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and others."@en
"Explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news and corporate propaganda illuminates the corporation's grip on our lives. Taking its legal status as a person to its logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?"
"Examines the phenomena of the corporation. The rise of corporations over the last 150 years to the point where today they are the dominant global institutions is examined, as are the mechanisms which contributed to this rise. The nature, impacts and possible future of corporations is regard to the world they exist are discussed at length. Considerable focus is given to the problems inherent in the capitalist system and the ways in which corporations, the primary benificiaries and driving force behind this system, are flawed in a way that is both damaging and hard to correct. Problems including the historical legal basis for corporations' focus on profit above all else, and their collective amorality, are linked to the damage done to the world's societies and environment by this system. Links are discussed between the pursuit of profit and the support of tyrannical governments. The utilization and sometimes even promotion of disasters and wars is shown to have motives driven by corporate profit. The way in which the corporate world engages in propaganda is discussed, from overt and covert advertising to controlling information dissemination through corporate linked or dependant media outlets. The move to patent gene sequences and other organic phenomena is also examined. Opposition and resistance to the corporate domination of people's lives is extensively discussed, and propositions for how corporations can be more accountable, responsible and sustainable in the future are aired."@en
"Examines the phenomena of the corporation. The rise of corporations over the last 150 years to the point where today they are the dominant global institutions is examined, as are the mechanisms which contributed to this rise. The nature, impacts and possible future of corporations is regard to the world they exist are discussed at length. Considerable focus is given to the problems inherent in the capitalist system and the ways in which corporations, the primary benificiaries and driving force behind this system, are flawed in a way that is both damaging and hard to correct. Problems including the historical legal basis for corporations' focus on profit above all else, and their collective amorality, are linked to the damage done to the world's societies and environment by this system. Links are discussed between the pursuit of profit and the support of tyrannical governments. The utilization and sometimes even promotion of disasters and wars is shown to have motives driven by corporate profit. The way in which the corporate world engages in propaganda is discussed, from overt and covert advertising to controlling information dissemination through corporate linked or dependant media outlets. The move to patent gene sequences and other organic phenomena is also examined. Opposition and resistance to the corporate domination of people's lives is extensively discussed, and propositions for how corporations can be more accountable, responsible and sustainable in the future are aired."
"Explains how the corporation is created by law to function much like a psychopathic personality whose destructive behavior, if left unchecked, can lead to scandal and ruin. Comments from seven CEOs, 3 FPs, 2 whistleblowers, 1 broker, 1 spy and the FBI's top consultant on psychopaths."
""Il y a 150 ans, l'entreprise était une entité relativement insignifiante. Aujourd'hui, ce documentaire en trois épisodes fait la preuve qu'elle est devenue une "personne" dominante et dangereuse. La course au profit la conduit à adopter un comportement volontairement non responsable. Qu'importe si elle exploite les enfants, détruit des écosystèmes ou diffuse des propos mensongers car ces actes illégaux sont souvent commis en toute impunité sous les yeux du gouvernement en place! Pour mettre en évidence leur dysfonctionnement, La Corporation fait un parallèle provocant et inquiétant entre le comportement de la grande entreprise et les pathologies du psychopathe."--Conteneur."
"Examines the far-reaching repercussions of the corporationʼs increasing preeminence and is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporationʼs inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Featuring illuminating interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and many others. The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of an institution aimed at achieving specific economic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible force."@en
"This series examines the far-reaching repercussions of the corporationʼs increasing preeminence and is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporationʼs inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Featuring illuminating interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and many others, The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of an institution aimed at achieving specific economic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible force."@en
"This documentary explores the history, inner workings, controversial impacts and potential future of big corporations. It reveals behind-the-scenes tensions and influences in several corporate and anti-corporate dramas, through jaw-dropping case studies and true confessions. Like people, corporations have complex personalities and like a good psychoanalyst, the filmmakers gently guides the stories and characters to reveal their true selves. The prognosis is grim for human beings, the environment, democracy and the very survival of our planet. The series includes a multitude of views through interviews with CEOs and top-level executives from the wold's largest corporation: oil, pharmaceutical, tire, computer, manufacturing, public relations, branding, advertising and undercover marketing. Included are 42 interviews with CEOs and top executives from Pfizer, Gooyear Tire, Royal Dutch Shell, Burson Marsteller, Landor and Associates, IBM, Milton Friedman, Noam Chomsky, Peter Drucker, Vandana Shiva, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore."
"This documentary explores the history, inner workings, controversial impacts and potential future of big corporations. It reveals behind-the-scenes tensions and influences in several corporate and anti-corporate dramas, through jaw-dropping case studies and true confessions. Like people, corporations have complex personalities and like a good psychoanalyst, the filmmakers gently guides the stories and characters to reveal their true selves. The prognosis is grim for human beings, the environment, democracy and the very survival of our planet. The series includes a multitude of views through interviews with CEOs and top-level executives from the wold's largest corporation: oil, pharmaceutical, tire, computer, manufacturing, public relations, branding, advertising and undercover marketing. Included are 42 interviews with CEOs and top executives from Pfizer, Gooyear Tire, Royal Dutch Shell, Burson Marsteller, Landor and Associates, IBM, Milton Friedman, Noam Chomsky, Peter Drucker, Vandana Shiva, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore."@en
""The corporation reveals behind-the-scenes tensions and influences in several corporate and anti-corporate dramas, through jaw-dropping case studies. Like people, corporations have complex "personalities" and like a good psychoanalyst, the filmmakers gently guide the stories and characters to reveal their true selves. The prognosis is grim-- for human beings, the environment, democracy, and the very survival of our planet. Providing a much-needed analysis of global commerce, The corporation asks: Is there a cure for the pathological pursuit of profit at any cost, or can we only hope to apply restraints?"--Container."@en
"The producers of The Corporation ask what kind of people corporations would be if they really were people, and conclude that they would be psychopaths."@en
"One of the most successful political documentaries of all time, THE CORPORATION is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporation's inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures."@en
"pt.1. Examines the pathological self-interest of the modern corporation. "In the mid-1800s the corporation won the status of a legal "person." Imbued with a "personality" of pure self-interest, the next 100 years saw its rise to dominance, made possible by a single-minded drive for profit. The corporation created unprecedented wealth, but at what cost? The remorseless rationale of "externalities"-- the effects of corporate activity on the physical world and people "external" to it-- is responsible for countless cases of illness, death, poverty, pollution, exploitation and lies. After point-by-point analysis. The corporation delivers a disturbing diagnosis: the institutional embodiment of laissez-faire capitalism fully meets the diagnostic criteria of a psychopath."--Container."@en
"An exploration of the huge impact corporations have on world economics, culture, society and politics, and what individuals can do in response; includes contributions from a range of people - CEOs, brokers and whistleblowers, gurus, spies, players, pawnsand pundits - in a quest to reveal the corporation's inner workings, history, controversial impacts and possible futures."
""150 years ago, the corporation was a relatively insignificant institution. Today, it is a pervasive presence in all our lives. Like the Church, the Monarchy and the Communist Party in other times and places, the corporation is today's dominant institution. But history has humble dominant institutions, eventually crushing, belittling or absorbing them into a new order. Will the corporation be the first to defy history? Where (or when) is the corporation going? Six yeas in the making "The corporation" reveals behind-the-scenes tensions and influences in several corporate and anti-corporate dramas, through jaw-dropping case studies and true confessions. Like people, corporation have complex "personalities" and like a good psychoanalyst, the filmmakers gently guide the stories and characters to reveal their true selves. The prognosis is grim, for human beings, the environment, democracy, and the very survival of our planet. Providing a much-needed analysis of global commerce. "The corporation" asks : is there a cure for the pathological pursuit of profit at any cost, or can we only hope to apply restraints? ... -- Dos du boîtier."
"Circa 150 anni fa le 'corporation', cioè le società per azioni, erano un'entità tutto sommato insignificante, mentre oggi sono diventate una presenza forte e prepotente nelle nostre esistenze, come lo sono stati la Chiesa, la Monarchia e il partito comunista in alcuni luoghi e in alcune contingenze storiche. La storia ha però avuto ragione su quelle istituzioni dominanti. Ora tocca alla 'corporation' affrontare la sfida. Il documentario indaga sulle ripercussioni a lungo termine del fenomeno, ponendo domande sulla storia di questa istituzione, sui possibili impatti con il mondo, sulle possibilità future e propone interviste, tra gli altri, a Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore e Howard Zinn."
"Circa 150 anni fa le 'corporation', cioè le società per azioni, erano un'entità tutto sommato insignificante, mentre oggi sono diventate una presenza forte e prepotente nelle nostre esistenze, come lo sono stati la Chiesa, la Monarchia e il partito comunista in alcuni luoghi e in alcune contingenze storiche. La storia ha però avuto ragione su quelle istituzioni dominanti. Ora tocca alla 'corporation' affrontare la sfida. Il documentario indaga sulle ripercussioni a lungo termine del fenomeno, ponendo domande sulla storia di questa istituzione, sui possibili impatti con il mondo, sulle possibilità future e propone interviste, tra gli altri, a Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore e Howard Zinn."@it
"Documentary examines the creation of the American corporation, its legal organizational model, its global economic dominance and its psychopathic tendencies, and its incredible ambition to influence every aspect of culture in its unrelenting pursuit of profit."
"Documentaire. À l'aide d'entrevues, de films d'archives et d'exposés sociopolitiques, le film trace un portrait psychologique des grandes multinationales qui dominent le monde. On examine leurs fonctionnements, leurs implications et leurs impacts dans le monde d'aujourd'hui ainsi que dans celui de l'avenir. Narration, Mikela J. Mikael."
"Documentary. Examines the nature, evolution, impact and possible futures of the modern business corporation."
"Documentary. Examines the nature, evolution, impact and possible futures of the modern business corporation."@en
"Explore the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda illuminates the corporation's grip on our lives. Taking its legal status as a "person" to its logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" The Corporation includes 40 interviews with corporate insiders and critics including Milton Friedman, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, and Michael Moore."@en
"Ein Unternehmen ist juristisch gesehen eine Person, aber was für eine? Ein kanadischer Dokumentationsfilm kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass sich Konzerne in der Regel wie klinische Psychopathen verhalten."
"Il documentario, strutturato in una prima parte storica e una seconda di testimonianze, e diviso in capitoli che affrontano teorie e argomenti diversi, analizza il comportamento delle multinazionali alla stregua di un essere umano, da un punto di vista psichiatrico evidenziandone le psicosi. (Mymovies)."
""150 years ago, the corporation was a relatively insignificant institution. Today, it is a pervasive presence in all our lives. Like the Church, the Monarchy and the Communist Party in other times and places, the corporation is today's dominant institution. But history has humble dominant institutions, eventually crushing, belittling or absorbing them into a new order. Will the corporation be the first to defy history? Where (or when) is the corporation going? Six yeas in the making "The corporation" reveals behind-the-scenes tensions and influences in several corporate and anti-corporate dramas, through jaw-dropping case studies and true confessions. Like people, corporation have complex "personalities" and like a good psychoanalyst, the filmmakers gently guide the stories and characters to reveal their true selves. The prognosis is grim, for human beings, the environment, democracy, and the very survival of our planet. Providing a much-needed analysis of global commerce. "The corporation" asks : is there a cure for the pathological pursuit of profit at any cost, or can we only hope to apply restraints? ..."--Dos du boîtier."
"Exploring the momentous impact corporations have had on our environment, our children, our health, our media, our democracy and even our very own genes."@en
"Découvez la vraie nature et l'ascension spectaculaire de l'institution la plus marquante de notre époque. Des images nous venant de la culture pop, du monde de la publicité, des nouvelles télévisées et de la propagande corporative mettent en lumière toute la place que les grandes multinationales occupent dans nos vies. Partant du fait que ces multinationales sont des "personnes morales" aux yeux de la loi, le film pose la question : "Quels types de personnes sont les multinationales?" La réponse vous sidèrera... THE CORPORATION est un film intelligent, provocant et informatif. Il présente des entrevues percutantes avec plus de 40 personnalités du milieu des affaires et leurs opposants incluant Milton Friedman, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, et Michael Moore."
"Examines the far-reaching repercussions of the corporationʼs increasing preeminence and is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporationʼs inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Featuring illuminating interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and many others, The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of an institution aimed at achieving specific economic goals as it also recounts victories against this apparently invincible force."
"A finales del siglo XIX, el capitalismo inventó un instrumento nuevo: la sociedad anónima. Tan eficaz fue la S. A., que hoy es tan dominante en la sociedad como lo fueron, en otros tiempos, la Iglesia, la Monarquía o el Partido Comunista. El hecho es que la mayoría de las personas no es consciente de la función y del poder de un instrumento tan ubicuo. De ahí que este documental sea muy oportuno. El invento fue simple: equiparar legalmente una S.A. a una persona. Ahora los realizadores se preguntan: ¿qué tipo de persona es? Y con el manual de psiquiatría en la mano demuestran que el individuo básico del capitalismo moderno actúa como un psicópata. No es una broma, es un análisis lúcido y serio. Muestra las causas del mal funcionamiento del capitalismo moderno, medido en desgaste humano y ecológico en lugar de una pura eficacia financiera."
"Partant du fait que, selon la loi américaine, une entreprise a les mêmes droits qu'un individu, les réalisateurs tracent, avec l'aide de divers intervenants (des spécialistes du Fraser Institute, le linguiste Noam Chomsky, le gourou des gestionnaires Peter Drucker, l'auteure Naomi Klein, l'économiste Milton Friedman, le documentariste Michael Moore, etc.) le portrait des multinationales qui dominent le monde, comme s'il s'agissait d'analyser le profil psychologique d'une personne. Ils s'ingénient ainsi à démontrer les liens entre certains géants de l'industrie, mûs par leur quête absolue de profits, et les grands bouleversements politiques, sociaux et écologiques qui se manifestent par un consumérisme abusif, l'exploitation des travailleurs, la pollution industrielle et la paupérisation de la planète. [(c) Médiafilm]."
"A fascinating insight into the power of corporations, which today have more power and influence than individual governments. Directed by Mark Achbar, this three-episode series critically investigates how corporations conduct their business, and how it impacts on everyone. Part 1 - looks at the history of corporations and criticises the impact they are claimed to have on the environment and people in Third World countries, how they flout the law while exercising enormous political influence and how they pollute the rivers and air and affect what we eat, our health etc. Various speakers such as Ralph Nader, Noam Chomsky, Milton Friedman, Michael Moore and others give their views of corporations. Part 2 - Things considered precious, vulnerable, sacred, or important for the public interest once had protective boundaries. However, this started to change in the 1600s when the enclosure movement began fencing public grazing lands so they could be privately owned and exploited. Oceans and airspace came next. Today every molecule on the planet is up for grabs, corporations own whole towns, patents on plants, animals, our DNA, even the song Happy Birthday. When they own everything, who will stand for the public good? Corporations invest billions to shape public and political opinion. Corporate-produced messages reach all of us dozens of times a day. As one executive states, You can manipulate consumers into wanting, and therefore buying your products. It's a game. Part 3 - Democracy is a value the corporation doesn't understand. Corporations have often tried to undo democracy if it is an obstacle to profit. In 1934, a business-backed plot tried to install a military dictator in the White House. It failed thanks to one honest man. Corporations will take advantage of democracy's absence too. One shocking story is the cozy relationship between IBM and Nazi Germany. Corporations are increasingly challenged, like when the charter revocation movement took on oil giant Unocal; sweatshop activists moved labour standards, seed activists beat corporate patents and Bolivians defeated the Bechtel corporation's attempt to privatise their water system. Will people regain control over the corporation? With cautious optimism, we are invited to reconsider our relationship with the dominant institution of our time."@en
"The film examines the far-reaching repercussions of the corporation's increasing prominence and is a timely, critical inquiry that invites CEOs, whistle-blowers, brokers, gurus, spies, players, pawns and pundits on a graphic and engaging quest to reveal the corporation's inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures. Features interviews with Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Howard Zinn and many others."
"Pt.2. Looks at the scope of commerce and the sophisticated, even covert, techniques marketers use to get their brands into our homes. "In the 1600s, the enclosure movement fenced public grazing lands so they could be privately owned. Today, every molecule on the planet is up for grabs. This is good for corporations that lack inherent limits on what, who, or how much they might exploit. Even disasters can be profitable. As the twin towers collapsed, gold traders doubled their clients' money. A new target is very young children. The ad industry's "Nag Factor" study shocked child psychiatrists when it exposed premeditated manipulation of not just kids, but infants. Corporations own the song "Happy birthday"; patents on plants and animals; even your next disease. When they own everything, who will stand for the public good?"--Container."@en
""The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives. With a deft mix of humor, visual panache and seriousness, this documentary is a timely, entertaining critique of global conglomerates.""
"Thought-provoking political documentary by Canadian filmmakers Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar. In the mid-19th century, American corporations began to be legally recognised as individuals, a move that has given them unprecedented rights. In collaboration with novelist Joel Bakan, the filmmakers pose the question: if a corporation was a person, what sort of person would it be? Applying psychiatric principles and social research, they come to the conclusion that this 'person' would be a power-hungry, egocentric and highly destructive psychopath. The film won Best Documentary World Cinema Audience Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival."
"The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives. With a deft mix of humor, visual panache and seriousness, this documentary is a timely, entertaining critique of global conglomerates."@en
"The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives. With a deft mix of humor, visual panache and seriousness, this documentary is a timely, entertaining critique of global conglomerates."
"In this acclaimed documentary, Noam Chomksy and the Media, 40 corporate insiders and critics, explore the nature and spectacular rise of the most pervasive institution of our time. Combining analysis with footage from advertising, television news and industrial films, The Corporation is an entertaining and provocative look at the inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures of the modern business corporation."@en
"The Corporation, Canada's most successful documentary in history, is the winner of 26 international awards and 10 Audience Choice Awards including the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. The film charts the development of the corporation as a legal entity from its genesis to unprecedented legal protection stemming from creative interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, that is from its origins as an institution chartered by governments to carry out specific public functions, to the rise of the vast modern institutions entitled to some of the legal rights of a "person." One central theme of the documentary is an attempt to assess the "personality" of the corporate "person" by using diagnostic criteria from the DSM-IV; Robert Hare, a University of British Columbia Psychology Professor and FBI consultant, compares the modern, profit-driven corporation to that of a clinically diagnosed psychopath."@en
"Examines the nature, evolution, impact and possible futures of the modern business corporation."@en
"Examines the nature, evolution, impact and possible futures of the modern business corporation."
""In this acclaimed documentary from the co-director of Manufacturing Consent : Noam Chomsky and the Media 40 corporate insiders and critics : Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky, No Logo author Naomi Klein and Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman explore the nature and spectacular rise of the most pervasive institution of our time. Combining analysis with footage from advertising, television news and industrial films, The Corporation is an entertaining and provocative look at the inner workings, curious history, controversial impacts and possible futures of the modern global conglomerate." ... container."@en
"pt.2. Looks at the scope of commerce and the sophisticated, even covert, techniques marketers use to get their brands into our homes. "In the 1600s, the enclosure movement fenced public grazing lands so they could be privately owned. Today, every molecule on the planet is up for grabs. This is good for corporations that lack inherent limits on what, who, or how much they might exploit. Even disasters can be profitable. As the twin towers collapsed, gold traders doubled their clients' money. A new target is very young children. The ad industry's "Nag Factor" study shocked child psychiatrists when it exposed premeditated manipulation of not just kids, but infants. Corporations own the song "Happy birthday"; patents on plants and animals; even your next disease. When they own everything, who will stand for the public good?"--Container."@en
"Este documental explora la naturaleza y auge espectacular de la institución dominante de nuestra era. Imágenes de la cultura popular, publicidad, noticias en televisión y la propaganda corporativa sirven para ilustrar la influencia de las grandes corporaciones en nuestras vidas. Provocador, ingenioso y divulgativo, "The Corporation" incluye cuarenta entrevistas a defensores y detractores, incluyendo a Milton Friedman, Noam Chomsky y Michael Moore."@es
"Presenta el modo, en varias ocasiones corrupto, en que las corporaciones tratan de obtener sus ganancias en el mundo globalizado."
"Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance."
"Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance."@en