Many of Harun Farocki's films reveal the work, or rather, the practice, required to be a functioning member of modern society. In How to Live in the Federal Republic of Germany, humans and products were tested before being released into the consumer world. The fascinating Interview focuses on programs that train both young and old in successful interview techniques. Comprised entirely of footage from these sessions, it demonstrates that a good interview requires molding oneself into a commodity desired by the employer. Instructors minutely criticize gestures and phrases, while the students become increasingly uneasy about themselves. One woman is found to be too cold, lacking in spontaneity; another's body posture gives the wrong message, yet another overuses the word "actually." The interview, they are taught, is their opportunity to sell themselves; in the process, Farocki teaches, they lose themselves. The exception is a class in which the participants reveal themselves as they are, and are encouraged to see their fellow students as also having strengths and weaknesses. Minus the role playing, they affirm their humanity in this unexpected context.-Kathy Geritz