The Human Factor
Le Facteur Humain
Synopsis
In 1914, an engineer sent away to reorganize a factory exchanges letters with his wife. As he tells her about his experiments in taylorism, she picks up bits and pieces of this method and applies it to her daily tasks at home. While he gets disappointed by the Taylor system, she becomes a true domestic engineer. Mingling images of American institutional movies to extracts of handbooks on management from the 1900s and 1910s The Human Factor aims at showing the genesis of Taylorism and its main effects upon industrial societies. It is also a love story.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Thibault Le Texier
- Original Score
- Adrien Cogney
- Original Title
- Le Facteur Humain
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 28m
- Production Studios
- GREC
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Thibault Le Texier
Adrien Cogney
Virginie Véricourt
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Thibault Le Texier
Director
Virginie Véricourt
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What is The Human Factor about?
In 1914, an engineer sent away to reorganize a factory exchanges letters with his wife. As he tells her about his experiments in taylorism, she picks up bits and pieces of this method and applies it to her daily tasks at home. While he gets disappointed by the Taylor system, she becomes a true domestic engineer. Mingling images of American institutional movies to extracts of handbooks on management from the 1900s and 1910s The Human Factor aims at showing the genesis of Taylorism and its main effects upon industrial societies. It is also a love story.
Who directed The Human Factor?
The Human Factor was directed by Thibault Le Texier.
Who stars in The Human Factor?
The principal cast of The Human Factor includes Aurélien Recoing, Cécile Garcia-Fogel.
When was The Human Factor released and how long is it?
The Human Factor was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 28m.
Who composed the musical score for The Human Factor?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Human Factor was composed by Adrien Cogney.