American-born French photographer and filmmaker William Klein dystopian video art piece The Model Couple, sees a middle class couple enter an experiment to live in an apartment filled with modern appliances.

Known for his pioneering use of filmmaking techniques, genre-fusing approach and directing what is considered by many as the first true fashion film, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? this early offering is a fairly accurate prediction of our reliance on technology—and the calamities that unfold when its complexities surpass our abilities.