Buy for the dump
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Buy for the dump |
| Original title | The Light Bulb Conspiracy |
| Country of production | France , Spain |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 75 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Cosima Dannoritzer |
| script | Cosima Dannoritzer |
| production | Joan Úbeda, Patrice Barrat |
Buy for the Garbage Dump is a multi-award-winning Franco-Spanish documentary directed by Cosima Dannoritzer from 2010 .
expenditure
The film first appeared in the cinema and was broadcast on German television several times on Arte and Phoenix from 2011 .
Internationally it appeared under the following titles:
| country | title |
|---|---|
 Spain
|
The Light Bulb Conspiracy (original title) / Comprar, llençar, comprar (Catalan title) |
 France
|
Prêt-à-jeter |
 Germany
|
Buy for the dump |
 Italy
|
Il complotto della lampadina |
 Hungary
|
A Villanykörte Összeesküvés - A tervezett elavulás története |
 Norway
|
Guaranteed kort levetid |
 Sweden
|
Glödlamp Conspiracies |
 Finland
|
Hehkulamppuhuijaus |
action
The documentation deals with planned obsolescence , the manufacturer's deliberately limited service life of products, which is intended to increase sales of replacement products. In addition to dealing with specific examples, the focus is on the economic and ecological consequences of the consumer society . The French economist and philosopher Serge Latouche will have a say as a representative of the concept of stunting .
Examples covered
- The Centennial Light (English centenary light) is considered the longest-lasting light bulb in the world. It is used as evidence of agreements between light bulb manufacturers within the framework of the Phoebus cartel , whose aim, among other things, was to limit the average service life of the lamps to 1000 hours.
- Based on the market strategy of Alfred P. Sloan , President of General Motors from 1923 to 1937, the entry of planned obsolescence into the automotive industry is shown.
- In the context of the global economic crisis , Bernard London suggested in his work "Ending the Depression Through Planned Obsolescence" that all products be given an expiry date, after which they would have to be delivered to an authority and destroyed. This should stimulate consumption and create jobs.
- The also very durable light bulb from the Narva brand is treated as a further indication of the existence of the planned obsolescence in modern light bulbs.
- Particularly resistant nylon tights are said to have been made more short-lived by using inferior material for the purpose of faster wear.
- The Epson Stylus C42UX inkjet printer is to output a defect message after a certain number of printed pages, after which further use of the printer is prevented. This lock, which is supposed to be caused by a chip specially provided for this purpose, can be switched off with the help of special software.
- The iPod classic battery is used as an example of planned obsolescence in modern consumer electronics.
Awards
- Best Documentary on 'Science, Technology and Education', GZDOC 2010, China
- Best Documentary, Spanish Television Academy Awards, 2011
- Best Film, SCINEMA 2011, Australia
- Best Feature Documentary, Filmambiente 2011, Brazil
- Maeda Special Prize, NHK Japan Prize 2011
- Ondas Internacional 2011, Spain
- Special Jury Mention, FICMA 2011, Spain
- Finalist, Focal International Awards 2011, London, UK
- Finalist, Magnolia Awards, Shanghai TV Festival 2011, China
- Finalist, Prix Europa 2011, Berlin
literature
- Cosima Dannoritzer , Jürgen Reuß: Buy for the garbage dump: The principle of planned obsolescence. orange-press , Freiburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-936086-66-9 .
Web links
- The Lightbulb Conspiracy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Buy for the garbage dump , theme evening on Arte
- Cosima Dannoritzer , director's profile on LinkedIn
- complete film at Vimeo
Individual evidence
- ↑ Buy for the garbage dump , IMDb
- ↑ Buy for the garbage dump ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Arte
- ↑ Buy for the garbage dump ( Memento from February 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Phoenix
- ↑ Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, China 2010 ( Memento from January 25, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ SCINEMA awards, Australia 2011 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ filmambiente, Brazil 2011
- ↑ Japan Prize 2011
