An experimental film based on “The Mid-Atlantic man” by Tom Wolfe. It compares the class structure of the Western world to an experiment carried out on rats by an American ethnologist in the 1950s. Of a group only a minority live comfortably and happily, the majority are not so fortunate.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
33459
Language
English
Subject categories
Adaptations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Class consciousness
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social structure
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence
Experimental
Experimental → Experimental films - United States
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Violence
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Violence
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)