Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire (2015)

Documentary, History1 hour and 20 minutes
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Genesis, decline and revenge of an ideology

Description

A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.

Ruggero Arenella
Director, Screenplay, Writer
Riccardo Donat-Cattin
Screenplay

Actors

Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Self (archive footage)
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende
Self (archive footage)
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman
Self (archive footage)
John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes
Self (archive footage)
John Perkins
John Perkins
Self (archive footage)
Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein
Self (archive footage)
Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Sankara
Thomas Sankara
Self (archive footage)
Giovanni Agnelli
Giovanni Agnelli
Self (archive footage)
Jaime Roldós Aguilera
Jaime Roldós Aguilera
Self (archive footage)
Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Self (archive footage)
Tony Benn
Tony Benn
Self (archive footage)
Enrico Berlinguer
Enrico Berlinguer
Self (archive footage)
Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke
Self (archive footage)
William Beveridge
William Beveridge
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Eamonn Butler
Eamonn Butler
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
politicseconomic theoryideologyglobal economyeliteeconomydebtpovertyeconomicshistoricalunemploymentneoliberalismfree marketsocial issueseconomic problemswestern societyeconomic inequalityzeitgeistfinanceregression