Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers
2003 · 54 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 1,526 VOTES · DIR. Erik Gandini
Overview
Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at the arguments for capitalism and technology, such as greater efficiency, more time and less work, and argues that these are not being fulfilled, and they never will be. The film leans towards anarcho-primitivist ideology and argues for "a simple and fulfilling life".
Dialogue Timeline — 125 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:14 The consumer society...
00:00:44 Filled the atmosphere with carbon dioxide and other harmful gases.
00:01:26 Underdevelopment. Poverty.
00:01:53 - but amongst everybody.
00:02:37 - that will never enable us to solve the economical, social...
00:03:41 - with a quasi-professional dedication to violence.
00:23:34 The behaviour of many leaders as they watch their model economies collapse -
00:27:06 And now our supreme leader: Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz!
00:28:47 I went to Europe with a letter of invitation from a friend.
00:29:15 That's how it was.
00:30:19 In England I never ate beans. I didn't want to eat beans.
00:30:57 So much food! Eating, again and again!
00:31:51 The global economy today is a giant casino!
00:32:22 At only 19 his work in the industry often takes him to San Francisco.
00:33:02 Funny enough, half my time goes into finding ways to get rid of my money.
00:33:38 It's like : " No problem, come with me baby... "
00:34:17 My mum said to me yesterday :
00:34:41 18 million...
00:35:33 And then I can meet a girl who I can impress with my flat.
00:36:00 14 million.
00:36:23 1 million.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed125
Dialogue density2.3 lines / min
First line00:00:14
Final line00:36:23
Production Record
DirectorErik Gandini
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,526