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16 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Stampede Country
Stampede Country
1972 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
JRA CM
JRA CM
1973 · Shuji Terayama
El arte del tabaco
El arte del tabaco
1974 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fiat Croma
Fiat Croma
2005 · Paolo Sorrentino
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1972 · Albert Brooks
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
It Should Happen to You
It Should Happen to You
1954 · George Cukor
Labor Party election commercials
Labor Party election commercials
1974 · Phillip Noyce
Les Affiches en goguette
Les Affiches en goguette
1906 · Georges Méliès
The Language of Persuasion
The Language of Persuasion
1970 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
The Tough Guy With the Tricycle
The Tough Guy With the Tricycle
1972 · Yannis Dalianidis
Tit for Tat
Tit for Tat
1984 · Sergio Corbucci
99 Francs
99 Francs
2007 · Jan Kounen
Adicolor Yellow
Adicolor Yellow
2006 · Neill Blomkamp
Come on Roland!
Come on Roland!
1966 · Bo Widerberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Scott Waugh → United Kingdom

His background in advertising and films like Blade Runner 2049 examine how corporations use visual manipulation and consumerism to control society.

David Fincher → United States

Films like Fight Club, The Social Network, and Gone Girl critique consumer culture, corporate exploitation, and how advertising shapes identity and desire.

Jean-Luc Godard → Switzerland/France

His experimental works deconstruct capitalism and advertising through montage and direct critique, making commercial culture itself the subject of radical formal inquiry.

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