Controlling
Interest Controlling Interest became a standard "audio-visual text" for those concerned about the growing impact of multinational corporations on global affairs. The film examines how the ever-increasing concentration and velocity of capital affect employment in the U.S., shape patterns of development in the Third World, and influence our nation's foreign policy. Remarkably candid
interviews with business executive provide a rare glimpse of the reasoning
behind corporate global strategy. The film documents the interconnected
impact of multinational corporations on people around the world including
case studies from Massachusetts' declining machine tool industry, Brazil's
"economic miracle," and Chile before and after the 1973 coup. |
GRAND PRIZE, BILBAO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SILVER DOVE,
LEIPZIG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL "A bruising
exposé
Hopscotching the hemisphere, the film is interspersed
with scenes in a small Massachusetts city about to be deserted for the
sunbelt by the corporation that has dominated its economy for a century
The
not-so-secret stars of the film are the various corporation executives
interviewed throughout. Their shameless fealty to the profit motive
and casual barbarisms couldn't be bettered by wooden dummies dangled
on Karl Marx's knee." "With its
broad range of uses, piercing analysis and engaging presentation, this
film should be seen by anyone intersted in multinational corporations." "A long-awaited
success
A finely crafted example of mature filmmaking. Although
the material is complex, the logical thread of the film is remarkably
easy to follow." "A unique
film! Controlling
Interest
brings the crucial issues of who's in control alive, not only in the
world's Brazils, South Africas and Singapores, but right here at home." Producer/Director:
Larry Adelman, California Newsreel Video
Purchase: $195
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