Power and the Land (1940)

Directed by

Joris Ivens

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

38 min

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A black and white documentary commissioned by the U.S. government. It shows a farm family going about daily tasks before electricity arrives and improves their lives. The film aims to persuade farmers to form cooperatives for rural electrification.

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What happens

Power and the Land est un film documentaire américain réalisé par Joris Ivens, sorti en 1940. C'est une commande officielle du gouvernement américain destinée à encourager les fermiers américains à se regrouper en coopératives afin d'électrifier leurs fermes. Le réalisateur transcende le film institutionnel en présentant un portrait intemporel d'une famille rurale. Le film est considéré comme un documentaire classique américain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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