Movies and TvShows featuring "manufacturer" theme.
Mon Oncle follows the story of a factory worker named Monsieur Hulot as he navigates the complexities of modern life in a suburban neighborhood. The film explores themes of technology, modernity, and the contrast between traditional and automated homes. Through visual and physical comedy, Mon Oncle provides a lighthearted critique of societal progress.
The investigation of Paul Vandervent into the mysterious death of his father brings further discord among two feuding families tied together in business and marriage, living under the same roof.
After his retirement, a wealthy businessman decides to experience the working class life as a waiter, leading to unexpected encounters and a new perspective on life.
Bathtubs Over Broadway is a comedy documentary that follows a theater director named Steve Young as he discovers a hidden world of music. While researching for his job as a writer for The Late Show with David Letterman, Young stumbles upon the strange and quirky world of industrial musicals. These are large-scale musical productions that were created by corporations in the 1950s and 1960s to promote their products to employees. Young becomes fascinated with this obscure part of music history and sets out on a journey to explore the forgotten songs and the people behind them.
When a small shoe factory in Northampton faces closure, its owner accepts an unlikely proposal from a drag queen to produce kinky boots for men. This decision sparks an unlikely friendship and challenges societal norms in a conservative community.
Dark Eyes is a comedy-drama about love, betrayal, and mistaken identity. The story is entirely told in flashback, focusing on the life of an architect named Romano who falls in love with a Russian woman during a trip to a health spa in Italy. Their relationship takes unexpected twists and turns, involving family businesses, gypsy bands, and a surprise ending. Amidst the chaos, Romano discovers the importance of friendship and the true meaning of love.
Hojo Masato is a fourth-year college student. He's the second son of the president of the major cosmetics company Pegasus Cosmetics but is distant from his father for unknown reasons. To Masato, make-up is the most important ritual, and he dreams of one day starting his own makeup company. However, one day, he meets the ambitious and bare-faced Minamoto Yoriko. The two polar opposites have a fateful encounter and begin the uphill struggle to launch a men's cosmetic brand together. (Source: Japanese = NTV, Yahoo News || Translation = mikilove13 at MyDramaList)
A kidnapped businessman, finding out that no one is willing to pay the ransom to save his life, befriends his aggressor.
Raoul McLish stops over in Miami Beach where he runs into his ex-wife, Vicky Benton, and her new husband Bob, a belt manufacturer. At first Bob enjoys Raoul's presence - in part because Vicky is his not Raoul's and in part because Raoul is a lot of fun. The fun wears thin for Bob as his seriousness and possessiveness take over. When Bob leaves for a few days to settle a labor dispute at his factory, Vicky and Raoul spend time together, Winchell's column implies untoward behavior, Bob barks at Vicky, and that gets her back up. Can things be sorted out? Help comes from Raoul's upright valet, McTavish, and a principled cigarette girl, Joy, whom Raoul picks up.
A man wrongly accused of a crime must decide between getting involved in a prison break, or remaining in jail until his wife can prove his innocence.
A waitress falls for a foreign businessman (Mohr), while receiving attention from a pair of motorcycle cops, Curtis and Defore. She soon realizes that Mohr is actually a crook and goes back to flirting with her fast cop friends.
After cantankerous and miserly Herbert Kalness insults his daughter's fiance and prospective in-laws at a dinner party, Mrs. Kalness devises a scheme to teach her husband a lesson in good manners.
A steelworker and his aspiring wife make millions when they become partners in a dyeworks. Unfortunately, success does not bring happiness.
This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short looks at how a few specific inventions made a major contribution to the U.S. war effort.
After an accident, two neighbors become paraplegic and develop a love-hate relationship. They build motorized wheelchairs and set off on a road trip to confront the manufacturer responsible for their injuries. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and comedic situations.
Traveling Saleslady follows the story of a saleswoman who finds herself in a romantic rivalry and tangled in deceit while on the road.
A man working as a salesman dreams of becoming a racecar driver. He faces various challenges and encounters a police officer along the way. The story takes place in California and involves a train crash, a speeding ticket, and a race-car crash.
He had always considered making guitars a passion, not an occupation, but in 2007, Randall Wyn Fullmer, an ordinary guy with a cat, turned his lifelong hobby into a full-out obsession. To launch on this adventure, he did what anyone else would do - he quit his high paying job at Disney, leaving behind a successful 20 year career. It seemed to make so much sense at the time! With Disney in the rear-view, Randall launched his self-proclaimed 'Mad Plan' and began crafting small-batch bass guitars full time. From a beginner's electrifying success to near break-down, this is a beautiful, honest and inspirational portrait of a passionate craftsperson who walked headlong into a foolhardy dream. This is a true tale of a life unwound and restrung.