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The corporation
Uniform Title
Corporation (Motion picture)
Title
The corporation [videorecording] / produced by Big Picture Media Corporation in association with TV Ontario, Vision TV, Knowledge Network, Saskatchewan Communications Network and ACCESS ; produced by Mark Achbar and Bart Simpson ; written by Joel Bakan, Harold Crooks and Mark Achbar ; directed by Mark Achbar and Jennifer Abbott.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Zeitgeist Films, c2005.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Local Notes
Note from distributor: Public Performance Rights are included when you purchase videos or DVDs from Zeitgeist at the institutional price. These permit screenings to group of fewer than 50 people when no admission is charged. This includes classroom use.
Notes
Based on "The corporation : the pathological pursuit of profit and power" by Joel Bakan.
Released as a motion picture in 2004.
Special features: Q's and A's (i.e., Qs and As): video interviews with the filmmakers from radio TV and theaters; Janeane Garofolo interviews writer Joel Bakan (from Air America's Majority Report); two filmmaker audio commentaries; Grassroots marketing presentation; eight deleted scenes; trailer.
Narrator, Mikela J. Mikael ; editor, Joel Bakan ; music, Leonard J. Paul.
English dialogue with optional Spanish and French subtitles and optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired; English descriptive audio for the visually impaired; closed-captioning in English for the hearing impaired.
Summary
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.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 12, 2013
Credits
Narrator, Mikela J. Mikael ; editor, Joel Bakan ; music, Leonard J. Paul.
Cast
Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman.
System details note
DVD, NTSC, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Audience
Not rated.
Contents
Disc 1. The movie
Disc 2. The interviews.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films - Canada.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Also listed under
Big Picture Media Corporation.
TVOntario.
Vision TV.
Knowledge Network.
Saskatchewan Communications Network.
Alberta Educational Communications Corporation.
Zeitgeist Films.
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