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The Corporation

Mark Achbar Jennifer Abbott    DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
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  • Directors: Mark Achbar Jennifer Abbott
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen, Colour
  • Language: English, Italian
  • Subtitles: Italian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Studio: Fandango
  • Run Time: 145.00 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0041KYCXG
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 333,842 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Basato sul libro di Joel Bakan The Corporation: the pathological pursuit of profit and power (Corporation, la patologica ricerca del profitto e del potere. Pubblicato da Fandango libri), il film è un'inchiesta tempestiva e accurata che invita capi e dirigenti d'azienda, teorici e studiosi di economia, investitori e operatori di borsa, esponenti della comunità economico-finanziaria e semplici attivisti, a discutere sui meccanismi interni, la storia e il possibile futuro delle corporation. Caratterizzato da interviste illuminanti a Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Naomi Klein, Vandana Shiva e molti altri, The Corporation traccia il percorso della spettacolare crescita di questa istituzione economica. Una ricerca esemplare che svela anche le tappe e le vittorie concrete, conquistate contro questa forza apparentemente invincibile.


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57 of 59 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars As good as polemic gets 7 Oct 2009
By Frank T
Format:DVD
Don't be put off by the less than subtle cover, or by the first few minutes of in-your-face agitprop - this is a thoughtful and well-constructed polemic against the power of big business. It seeks to persuade not by hysterical finger-pointing, but by exposition of facts and by interviews with well-informed individuals from the media, the corporate world and academe. Half of the interviewees are corporate "insiders", some of them glibly agreeing that there should be more regulation of business, some of them arguing, amusingly, that the problems of the world are due to residual excessive government regulation.

Above all, this film is highly informative. It starts with a history of the corporation, which, in case you didn't know (and I didn't) is a company with the legal status of an individual human being. This is interesting implications for accountability: when a corporation acts illegally, usually the worst than can happen is an expensive fine or out-of-court settlement. Prison sentences for individual directors are usually out of the question, because the entity acting illegally is the business, not the individuals who run it. It is also interesting to find out that a corporation has a legal DUTY, in the United States, to put the interests of its shareholders above all other considerations.

The film traces how lobbying has concentrated power in the hands of the corporations, to the extent that they are today at least as powerful as the politicians supposedly elected to represent the American people. Finally come some long case studies, including the (successful) attempts by FOX News to block the broadcast of a report by two of its journalists on the harmful effects of Monsanto's hormone treatment for cows to increase milk yield. It also describes the uprising that ensued in Bolivia after the World Bank insisted on privatisation of the water supply, so that even the unofficial collection of rainwater by its impoverished citizens was made illegal.

For those who like arguments made in bold strokes, the film's central thesis is that if the corporation is a legal individual, then its personality type is psychopathic. That rather facile metaphor might put you off, but don't let it, because the bulk of the documentary is restrained, informative, and thanks to the interview-based narration, comes straight from the mouths of experts. In the cases of those who support big business, they are often damned by their own words, either because they are so patently insincere and self-contradicting, or because they simply don't care what we think of them.
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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Sober and damning 26 Sep 2006
By Mr. Tristan Martin TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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First of all, it must be written that The Corporation is not a simplistic or hysterical anti-big business rant. Indeed, one of the key individuals interviewed is a passionate Chief Executive Officer of one of the U. S.'s largest carpet manufacturing companies. What The Corporation is, is a calm, articulate investigation of the origins and development of a very peculiar form of trading organisation.

The Corporation is assembled from archive footage of old and more contemporary news films plus interviews with a diverse range of people, from CEOs to women working in sweatshops in Latin America. Of particular note are the interviews with professors Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn, who are as thoughtful as ever.

This documentary is an excellent overview of how big business shapes the world in which we live and has input from conflicting perspectives. It covers how brand name clothing is made by slave labour, to biotech companies attempting to copyright and privatise parts of the human genome.

The extras feature a great deal of interviews that never made the final cut, sorted by subject matter and interviewee.

Alongside the likes of Bus 174, Supersize Me, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, The Corporation is at the forefront of cinema quality documentaries.
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81 of 86 people found the following review helpful
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Since discovering this documentary, I have - with the film makers' support - successfully developed study materials that enhance learning and teaching on my university's degree programmes. It is, without doubt, the most stimulating and riveting documentary you are likely to see about the nature and impact of contemporary business thinking.

The great strength of the documentary is the quality of the input from all sections of society, whether academic experts, corporate executives, social activists or members of the public. Arguments and debates are not fudged, they are all tackled head on. Regardless of whether the issue is market accountability, branding and advertising, the profit motive, environmental sustainability or workplace democracy, defenders and critics of The Corporation are given ample scope to discuss different points of view. You can hear directly from Milton Friedman, Naomi Klein, Robert Monks and Noam Chomsky. You can witness for yourself heated dialogue between workers and managers, or demonstrators and corporate executives.

This documentary is a prima facie example of the way journalism can transform our ability to learn in a democratic society. Free speech - however unpleasant to the listener - is the life-blood of an informed electorate who can then use their knowledge to shape political action.

As a student resource (with the film-makers' consent) we produced 30 minute edited versions and learning materials aimed at stimulating debate amongst students. The reaction has been first rate, with many seeking out the full 150 minute documentary or demanding that it be made available for follow up study. It is not often I come across a piece of work that so stimulates students, and which would benefit from becoming part of a core curriculum - this documentary in certainly in a league of its own. Consequently, it is hard to think of a business school that could not benefit from introducing this documentary into its curriculum. It will inevitably stimulate much needed reflection on the nature, ethics and impact of corporations on society.

Rory Ridley-Duff (Dr)
Senior Lecturer
Sheffield Business School
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars all business students should watch this!
Doing business studies or a degree in management?
You must watch this. It forms the basis for your studies!
Clear and easy to watch
Published 8 days ago by Dr
5.0 out of 5 stars An uncomfortable Truth!
An enlightening insight into where the power truly lies in today's world.
Global presence means loss of accountability as local laws are transcended by borderless elites.
Published 9 days ago by Robin Fedless
5.0 out of 5 stars Watch It! and Realise
This makes you open your eyes. It presents you with a lot of information that really makes you think, it does not necessarily go anywhere, but I do not think that is the point.
Published 1 month ago by L
5.0 out of 5 stars Great information, eye opening, get it!!
This DVD is a must for anyone interested in how corporations work and the tricks they get up to. I bought two more as gifts. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Terrence Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars Still Interesting
This film (and book) does, I think, explain a lot of what's gone wrong with capitalism. Though I am not in favour of ideological politics in any form. Just common sense is needed. Read more
Published 2 months ago by METW
5.0 out of 5 stars The Corporation is a psychopath
The film that puts the corporation on the psychiatrists couch to ask "what kind of person is it" and reaches the conclusion it's a psychopath. Read more
Published 15 months ago by petepen
4.0 out of 5 stars depressing, but brilliant
This documentary is about the incredible power of the big corporations and how they abuse it. I learnt many things from it, starting with how they were able to accumulate this... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Maarten de Vries
3.0 out of 5 stars Take note
This dvd will point you in the right direction, to what is happening in Europe today. very good documentary.you have to watch it more than once. you may miss something.
Published 18 months ago by pat .d
5.0 out of 5 stars A film everyone should watch - but not uncritically
I believe that this is a documentary of the first rank that literally everyone should see. But paradoxically, I also don't entirely disagree with what some of the film's most... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Theo
3.0 out of 5 stars A strong story well supported by facts, but where is it going ?
I enjoy books and films that address the material that the Corporation presents. The movie was well researched, it was well presented and many of the segments were fascinating, but... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Michael J. Vella
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