Film: CAPITALISM - A LOVE STORY

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Sunday, February 14th, 2010
2 showings - 3:30 and 6:30

Capitalism: A Love Story is a 2009 American documentary film directed, written and starring Michael Moore. The film centers on the financial crisis of 2007�2010 and the recovery stimulus, while putting forward an indictment of the current economic order in the United States and capitalism in general.
The film alternates between a fierce critique of the status quo, personal portraits of the suffering caused by the recent economic crisis, and comical social satire.
This investigative style is the same found in his other movies, such as Roger and Me and Sicko. Moore never gives up investigating certain questions in these documentaries. Unlike news reporters, he does not allow evasive, vague, or "diplomatic" answers; he stubbornly sticks to the point, often asking the same simple question several times of the same person if necessary.

The film contrasts the present economic reality in America with long-lost archival footage of US president Franklin D. Roosevelt calling for a Second Bill of Rights that would guarantee all Americans "a useful job, a decent home, adequate health care, and a good education. He points to systems of codetermination, or workplace democracy, as alternative models to capitalism.

LOCATION: VIU Room 203 Bldg 355