
Film
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996 · 2h 50m · Documentary
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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
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Cast

Dennis Hopper
Self - Host

David Lynch
Self

Spike Lee
Self

Ridley Scott
Self

Alan Parker
Self

Harvey Keitel
Self
Dave Stewart
Self

David Bowie
Self
Crew
- Hermann VaskeDirector · Writer
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 17, 1996
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Genres
- Documentary
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