"Operation Varsity Blues", the scandal of admissions to American universities
“Operation Varsity Blues”, documentary directed by Chris Smith and broadcast on Netflix.
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Text by: Elisabeth Lequeret Follow
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Broadcast on Netflix and directed by one of America's most prominent documentary filmmakers, Chris Smith, “Operation Varsity Blues” mixes corruption, teenagers and great American fortunes.
At the heart of this organization, Rick Singer, a consultant who understood in the early 2010s how to put a little, well a lot of butter in his spinach: he promises parents anxious to see their offspring integrate the most prestigious universities to make their dream come true. for a fee.
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It was a scandal that made headlines around the world.
In 2019, an FBI investigation brought to light a quasi-mafia system, which allows students, often mediocre, but from rich families, access to the most prestigious universities.
The scam is simple, but foolproof.
Go through the sports studies sector, by creating false files, attesting that the dunces are high level athletes.
In all 700 families, businessmen, actors and actresses like Felicity Huffman, star of the series
Desperate Housewives
, were able to benefit their children from cheating.
The documentary presents this scandal by relying on the transcriptions of the wiretaps between Singer and his wealthy clients, replayed by actors.
He also scrutinizes an American university system plagued by money, and where meritocracy is now only a vain word.
If there is a scandal, this is where it is.
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