Master of the Universe

Name: Master of the Universe
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 6, 2014
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 72

2014

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| Release Date: June 6, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: A former banker in Germany, who entered the business with the advent of modern computer systems reminisces about his years in some of the world-leading banking corporations.

Director: Marc Bauder

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 min

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Jay Weissberg

Jun 12, 2014

Less a portrait of an individual than of an unchecked culture where the lure of staggering profits eliminates ethics, Universe subtly exposes the pernicious effects of deregulation and does so in an ingeniously cinematic manner. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Jun 1, 2014

Marc Bauder's documentary quietly detonates the conservative notion that our largest corporations should be allowed to duke it out in metaphorical no-holds-barred cage matches. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Jun 3, 2014

Bauder's film is a diagnosis of a system that is hopelessly sick and not being treated. Bring a stress ball to squish up as you watch. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Jun 5, 2014

Mr. Voss’s metaphors pile up helplessly: Finance is like being in the army, like catching a virus and as hard to grasp as quantum particles. The film in which he appears is a vertiginous look inside the bubble behind the financial bubble, with no end in sight. Read full review

John DeFore

Jun 5, 2014

Meditative, glossy doc provides some glimpses behind the curtain but isn't terribly enlightening. Read full review

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