2016
73 minutes
978-1-944024-17-8
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English
Requiem for the American Dream
Noam Chomsky & the Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
Synopsis
Requiem for the American Dream features Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, on the defining political reality of our time – the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few, the death of the middle class, and the swan song of functioning democracy.
Through profoundly personal and thought-provoking interviews filmed over four years, Chomsky unpacks the principles that have brought us to the crossroads of historically unprecedented inequality, tracing a half-century of policies designed to favor the most wealthy at the expense of the majority while also looking back on his own life of activism. A stunning introduction to current debates about the impact of inequality on democracy and a potent reminder that power ultimately rests in the hands of the governed.
Requiem for the American Dream was a NYTimes® Critics' Pick, charted at #1 on iTunes for 8+ weeks, and was released globally on Netflix and Hulu. The film was adapted into an eponymous book that hit The New York Times® Bestseller list and #1 in over 10 categories on Amazon's Bestseller lists. Published by Seven Stories Press, translations have been released in over 20+ languages.
Release Date:2016
Duration:73 minutes
ISBN:978-1-944024-17-8
Subtitles:English
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Praise
"If you want to understand neoliberalism in the U.S. over the past 40 years, you must watch Requiem for the American Dream. Every frame is vintage Noam Chomsky — impossibly learned but fully accessible, deeply insightful, morally passionate, and inspiring."
Dr. Robert Pollin
Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Co-Director, Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), University of Massachusetts Amherst
Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Co-Director, Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), University of Massachusetts Amherst
"The short, sharp, smart essay-film makes excellent use of Chomsky's insights while serving as one of the best entry points to the discussion of inequality popularized by the Occupy movement and furthered with Thomas Piketty's unlikely best-seller 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'."
Hollywood Reporter
"It couldn’t be more timely, not only because the idea that it is its heart—the impact of the concentration of wealth and power on our politics—has received so much attention of late, but more specifically because its animating concerns are central to the current year's presidential election."
RogerEbert.com