The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

1996

170 min

5.7

Ends at

An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with media luminaries who relate how the in-your-face stylistic conventions of commercials have influenced feature films and the visual arts. A documentary film talking about art and advertising divided in three parts: 1. Crossing Over - from cinema to ads from ads to cinema 2. Humour - How humour affects us in advertising 3. Shock - The way shock is used to sell

Budget

$0

Genre

Documentary

Director

Hermann Vaske

Country

Cast & Crew

Dennis Hopper

David Lynch

Spike Lee

Ridley Scott

Alan Parker

Harvey Keitel

Dave Stewart

David Bowie

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The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with media luminaries who relate how the in-your-face stylistic conventions of commercials have influenced feature films and the visual arts. A documentary film talking about art and advertising divided in three parts: 1. Crossing Over - from cinema to ads from ads to cinema 2. Humour - How humour affects us in advertising 3. Shock - The way shock is used to sell

  • Dennis Hopper

  • David Lynch

  • Spike Lee

  • Ridley Scott

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