Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Name: Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 1, 2020
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Bryce Edwards, Faisa Shaheen, Faiza Shaheen, Francis Fukuyama, Gabriel Zucman

2020

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Diaphana Films | Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Bryce Edwards, Faisa Shaheen, Faiza Shaheen, Francis Fukuyama, Gabriel Zucman, Gillian Tett, Ian Bremmer, Joseph Stiglitz, Kate Williams, Lucas Chancel, Paul Mason, Paul Piff, Rana Foroohar, Simon Johnson, Suresh Naidu

Summary: Based on the international bestseller by economist Thomas Piketty, this documentary is an eye-opening journey through wealth and power, a film that breaks the popular assumption that the accumulation of capital runs hand in hand with social progress, and shines a new light on today’s growing inequalities. Traveling through time, the filmBased on the international bestseller by economist Thomas Piketty, this documentary is an eye-opening journey through wealth and power, a film that breaks the popular assumption that the accumulation of capital runs hand in hand with social progress, and shines a new light on today’s growing inequalities. Traveling through time, the film assembles accessible pop-culture references coupled with interviews of some of the world’s most influential experts delivering an insightful and empowering journey through the past and into our future. [Kino Lorber]… Expand

Director: Justin Pemberton

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 103 min

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Richard Whittaker

Apr 30, 2020

If there's a depressing note to Piketty's circular view of history, it's his belief that egalitarianism often springs from catastrophic disaster ("everyone is equal in death" becomes a refrain), and that it's the slow grind of extreme wealth and extreme poverty that breeds those disasters. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 30, 2020

Capital in the 21st Century, in documentary form, is an almost overwhelming alarm bell, a call to action and a fact, chart, animated illustration-and-quote-stuffed history of “how we got here” in the first place. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Apr 30, 2020

Always legible, sometimes reductive, but never condescending, Pemberton’s film offsets a lack of complexity with an abundance of clarity. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Apr 30, 2020

The film necessarily lacks the thoroughness and interrogative qualities of Piketty’s written approach. More than the cutaways to Gordon Gekko and the Simpsons, it tends to be the economist’s own observations that satisfy the true wonk itch. Read full review

Kevin Crust

May 1, 2020

As directed by New Zealand filmmaker Justin Pemberton, “Capital” is a sleek tour of economic history over the last 400 years or so. Read full review

John DeFore

Apr 30, 2020

The film's timing is fortuitous, as a worldwide calamity might conceivably make governments more receptive to Piketty's proposals for redistribution and reform. But it leaves one wishing for a longer-form project. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Simran Hans

Sep 28, 2020

Documentaries should be more than a vehicle for information. Here, the message is hard to argue with, but the medium – an excess of music video-style cutting, contemporary pop culture montages and literal music cues – does the material no favours. Read full review

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mbhiii

Aug 21, 2021

Highest rating for those who want to understand the past and plan for the future. Everyone else...just get out of the way. Among experts contributing is Nobel Laureate (Econ.) Joseph Stiglitz. A weakness or strength, depending on your POV, is the film's use of the very glitz commercialHighest rating for those who want to understand the past and plan for the future. Everyone else...just get out of the way. Among experts contributing is Nobel Laureate (Econ.) Joseph Stiglitz. A weakness or strength, depending on your POV, is the film's use of the very glitz commercial interests use to promote themselves.… Expand

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GLADIADOR

Nov 26, 2020

Mostra a evolução da classe media e da evolução das industrias em relação ao dinheito e ao lucro

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edb111358

May 1, 2020

This entire documentary is based on the most silly and absurd economic analysis, if you want to call it that, ever heard. Facts don't really matter, unless Picketty invented them out of thin air. The ideas are absurdly radical and simply incorrect, but no matter... you can stick this rightThis entire documentary is based on the most silly and absurd economic analysis, if you want to call it that, ever heard. Facts don't really matter, unless Picketty invented them out of thin air. The ideas are absurdly radical and simply incorrect, but no matter... you can stick this right next to Hulu's doc on Hillary. Basically they should both be re-catagorized as horror movies.… Expand

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