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Marx and Rockefeller on Capitalism

1977 · 27 min

A talky, idea-driven chamber piece that feels like watching a lively classroom debate between two stubborn historical ghosts.

Directed by
Bernard Wilets
Genres
Drama
Overview
People from the future conjure these two ghosts from the past, who fade back into the past as the film ends. Here, Karl Marx and John D. Rockefeller debate their philosophies of private versus public ownership, free versus regulated markets, revolutionary versus evolutionary change.

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Directed by
Bernard Wilets
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • politics
  • morality
  • ambition
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism5
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity7
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Bernard Wilets
Runtime
27 min
Languages
English

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