The Society of the Spectacle

May 1, 1974

1h 30m

★ 6.7

Overview

Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Simar Films

The Society of the Spectacle Trailers

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Leonid Brezhnev

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

Narrator (voice)

Guy Debord

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Duclos

Self (archive footage)

Robert Fabre

Self (archive footage)

Nino Ferrer

Self (archive footage)

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Hallyday

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Alexei Kosygin

Self (archive footage)

Mao Zedong

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The Chaplain & the Doctor

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Plains: Testimony of an Ethnocide

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Jesus Christ Saviour

May 15, 2008

Klaus Kinski has perhaps the most ferocious reputation of all screen actors: his volatility was documented to electrifying effect in Werner Herzog’s 1999 portrait My Best Fiend. This documentary provides further fascinating insight into the talent and the tantrums of the great man. Beset by hecklers, Kinski tries to deliver an epic monologue about the life of Christ (with whom he perhaps identifies a little too closely). The performance becomes a stand-off, as Kinski fights for control of the crowd and alters the words to bait his tormentors. Indispensable for Kinski fans, and a riveting introduction for newcomers, this is a unique document, which Variety called ‘a time capsule of societal ideals and personal demons.’

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Os Maus Patriotas

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No overview available.

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Fin de vie : pour que tu aies le choix

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Marina Carrère d'Encausse lifts the veil on the intimate questions that preoccupy her as well as society at large: those related to the end of life. The doctor-journalist introduces Antoine, her partner, who is suffering from Charcot's disease, an incurable illness, and who wishes to choose how he ends his life. Is the current law in France sufficient? Should it simply be better enforced, allowing better access to palliative care? Should assisted suicide and euthanasia be legalized? Marina meets with patients concerned about the end of life, caregivers, and politicians in France, as well as in Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada, countries where euthanasia and assisted suicide are legal.

7.0

Dogtown and Z-Boys

May 10, 2002

This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboarding and shaped the attitude and culture of modern day extreme sports. Featuring old skool skating footage, exclusive interviews and a blistering rock soundtrack, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from Venice's Dogtown, a tough "locals only" beach with a legacy of outlaw surfing.

7.7

1970

Dec 10, 2021

Poland, 1970. When popular protests erupt in the streets due to rising prices, the communist government organizes a crisis team. Soon after, the police use their truncheons and then their firearms. The story of a rebellion from the point of view of the oppressors.

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Frauen bildet Banden

Nov 5, 2019

The film tells the story of the Rote Zora, a militant women’s group in the FRG, which in the 1970s and 1980s carried out actions against various facets of patriarchal power relations. Narrations by various contemporary witnesses, interviews with a historian and former Zoras bring the history of the Rote Zora and the women’s movement of the time back to life. The film shows that many of the Rote Zora’s themes are highly topical and offers exciting material for discussion on how to deal with this history today.

8.0

Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age

Sep 9, 2022

This documentary by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist plunges us into the vortex of online misogyny and documents hatred towards women. This bleak opus, reminiscent of a psychological thriller, follows four women across two continents: former President of the Italian parliament Laura Boldrini, former Democratic representative Kiah Morris, French actor and YouTuber Marion Séclin, and Donna Zuckerberg, a specialist in online violence against women and the sister of Facebook’s founder. This tour de force reveals the devastating effects such unapologetic hatred has on victims, and brings to light the singular objective of cyber-misogyny: to silence women who shine. Some targets of cyber-violence will crumble under the crystallizing force of the click. Others, proud warriors, will stand tall and refuse to be silenced.

8.6

Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a Crime

May 17, 2005

In the 1920s, former coal miner Harry Hoxsey claimed to have an herbal cure for cancer. Although scoffed at and ultimately banned by the medical establishment, by the 1950s, Hoxsey's formula had been used to treat thousands of patients, who testified to its efficacy. Was Hoxsey's recipe the work of a snake-oil charlatan or a legitimate treatment? Ken Ausubel directs this keen look into the forces that shape the policies of organized medicine.

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The Power of Activism

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This film takes us on an emotional journey from sacred ground above Byron Bay to Antarctica, Indonesia to Pakistan, and is sure to light a fire under the strongest climate change denier. THE POWER OF ACTIVISM focuses on six highly spirited female activists as they are put under the microscope to ascertain the financial impact of their environmental solutions… and the results are astonishing. From shark conservation to indigenous practices, intensive farming to plastic pollution; all their ‘causes' fall under the umbrella of "climate change", but they should also fall under the umbrella of "saving tax payers hundreds of millions of dollars!”

6.8

It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks

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The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by an Islamic extremist in 2004, followed by the publishing of twelve satirical cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed that was commissioned for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, provides the incendiary framework for Daniel Leconte's provocative documentary, It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks.

7.6

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

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Megalopolis

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No overview available.

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In Memory of Rock

Jan 1, 1963

The rock-wild youth of the 1960s during the apparitions of their idols.

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Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter

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The author of Cockfight: A Fable of Failure recounts her long history with Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter (1974), which is effectively illegal to screen in the UK due to staged scenes of the titular blood sport.

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Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume

Aug 24, 2005

Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts and famous family.

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We Want the Airwaves

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Hollywood is perhaps the most elusive animal. "We Want the Airwaves" follows three first time TV makers who set out on the ultimate adventure: to change television as we know it. The trio creates, films and pitches their advocacy docuseries masterpiece, "Manifesto!" all over the world, with the goal of giving a broadcast voice to a generation.

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When a City Rises

Apr 23, 2021

Behind the gas masks of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, the often very young activists are just as diverse as the youths of the rest of the world. But they share a demand for democracy and freedom. They have the will and the courage to fight – and they can see that things are going in the wrong direction in the small island city, which officially has autonomy under China but is now tightening its grip and demanding that ‘troublemakers’ be put away or silenced. Amid the violent protests, we meet a 21-year-old student, a teenage couple and a new father.

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Leonid Brezhnev

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

Narrator (voice)

Guy Debord

Self (archive footage)

Jacques Duclos

Self (archive footage)

Robert Fabre

Self (archive footage)

Nino Ferrer

Self (archive footage)

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Self (archive footage)

Johnny Hallyday

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Alexei Kosygin

Self (archive footage)

The Society of the Spectacle

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

The Society of the Spectacle Trailers

Cast

Leonid Brezhnev

Fidel Castro

Guy Debord

Jacques Duclos

Robert Fabre

Nino Ferrer

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Johnny Hallyday

George Harrison

Henry Kissinger

Alexei Kosygin

Mao Zedong

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Cast

Leonid Brezhnev

Fidel Castro

Guy Debord

Jacques Duclos

Robert Fabre

Nino Ferrer

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Johnny Hallyday

George Harrison

Henry Kissinger

Alexei Kosygin

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Frauen bildet Banden

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The Society of the Spectacle Trailers