Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
- Directed by
- Peter Wintonick, Mark Achbar
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Australia, Finland, Norway, Canada
- Runtime
- 2h 47m
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 95 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.
How it feels
This documentary follows Noam Chomsky as he explains his model of how mass media in capitalist societies serves elite interests. It interweaves interviews and clips of Chomsky speaking with examples from news coverage and political history.
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What happens
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media is a 1992 documentary film that explores the political life and ideas of linguist, intellectual, and political activist Noam Chomsky. Filmmakers Mark Achbar and Peter Wintonick expand the analysis of capitalism and mass media presented in Manufacturing Consent, a 1988 book Chomsky wrote with Edward S. Herman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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