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Human Resources (1999)

19 Jan

100m; France

Director: Laurent Cantet

Cast: Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod and Chantal Barré

Synopsis: The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Frank, a business school graduate, returns to his provincial hometown to take a management position in the factory where his father has been working for 30 years. First Frank makes the mistake of actually asking the workers on the assembly line for their opinions. Then upper management manipulates his findings to lay off employees. This creates a huge rift, not only between labor and management, but between father and son. A human morality tale that evokes paternal and filial love, and illustrates the personal risk behind political ideas.

Full Film (in multiple parts)

 
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Posted by on January 19, 2012 in A: Highly Recommended Labor Films, Drama, Industrial/Mine/Manufacturing, White Collar, Working Class

 

Office Space (1999)

12 Jan

89m; US

Director: Mike Judge

Writers: Mike Judge (Milton animated shorts), Mike Judge (screenplay)

Cast: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston and David Herman

Synopsis (IMDB): In the Initech office, the insecure Peter Gibbons hates his job and the abusive Division VP Bill Lunbergh that has just hired two consultants to downsize the company. His best friends are the software engineers Michael Bolton and Samir Nagheenanajar that also hate Initech, and his next door neighbor Lawrence. His girlfriend Annie is cheating on him but she convinces Peter to visit the hypnotherapist Dr. Swanson. Peter tells how miserable his life is and Dr. Swanson hypnotizes him and he goes into a state of ecstasy. However, Dr. Swanson dies immediately after giving the hypnotic suggestion to Peter. He dates the waitress Joanna and changes his attitude in the company, being promoted by the consultants. When he discovers that Michael and Samir will be fired, they decide to plant a virus in the account system to embezzle fraction of cents in each financial operation into Peter’s account..

 

 
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Posted by on January 12, 2012 in A: Highly Recommended Labor Films, Big Business/Corporations, Comedy, Romance, Technology, White Collar

 

The Apartment (1960)

01 Jan

120m; US
Director    Billy Wilder
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.

 
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Posted by on January 1, 2012 in Comedy, White Collar

 

The Axe (Le Couperet) [2005]

01 Jan

122m; France

Director: Costa-Gavras

Cast: José Garcia, Karin Viard and Geordy Monfils

Synopsis (IMDB): Bruno Davert, a chemist working for a paper company, is fired. After three years he’s still unemployed, too much competition for the few job position he could fit in his sector. He sent tons of resumes, he attended many qualifying courses, he tried everything but there is nothing to do: no job for him in the industry. The only healthy company in the sector is “Arcadia”, but joining it is just an impossible dream. At this point Bruno is desperate. What he could do: to kill all the competitors? Could he?

 
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Posted by on January 1, 2012 in A: Highly Recommended Labor Films, Big Business/Corporations, Comedy, Drama, White Collar

 

Horrible Bosses (2011)

06 Nov

98m; US
Director: Seth Gordon
Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis

For Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day), the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses (Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston) into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con (Jamie Foxx), the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers… permanently. There’s only one problem: even the best laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.
— (C) Warner Bros

 
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Posted by on November 6, 2011 in Comedy, White Collar

 

The Apartment (1960)

06 Nov

120m; US
Dir: Billy Wilder
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.

 
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Posted by on November 6, 2011 in Comedy, Romance, White Collar

 
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