The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 17, 1996

Runtime

2h 50m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

57%

Original Title

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

Director

Hermann Vaske

Description

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