The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

Overview

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

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 17, 1996

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Dennis Hopper,Dave Stewart,David Lynch,Alan Parker,Ridley Scott,Harvey Keitel,Spike Lee,David Bowie

Director

Hermann Vaske

Writer

Hermann Vaske

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0206411