THEME EXPLORATION

vintage advertising

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gilette Commercial
Gilette Commercial
1967 · Chuck Jones
El arte del tabaco
El arte del tabaco
1974 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fiat Croma
Fiat Croma
2005 · Paolo Sorrentino
Stampede Country
Stampede Country
1972 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1972 · Albert Brooks
Electro show
Electro show
1966 · Patricio Guzmán
JRA CM
JRA CM
1973 · Shuji Terayama
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
99 Francs
99 Francs
2007 · Jan Kounen
Tit for Tat
Tit for Tat
1984 · Sergio Corbucci
Adicolor Yellow
Adicolor Yellow
2006 · Neill Blomkamp
Age of Bloom
Age of Bloom
2001 · Wong Kar-Wai
Come on Roland!
Come on Roland!
1966 · Bo Widerberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Quentin Tarantino USA

Extensively incorporates vintage advertising, product placement, and retro aesthetics into his films as cultural commentary and nostalgic world-building.

 David Lynch USA

Uses vintage advertising imagery and 1950s Americana aesthetic to explore the dark underbelly beneath consumer culture and suburban dreams.

 Jean-Luc Godard France

Pioneered cinematic deconstruction of advertising and consumer culture through experimental techniques and reflexive engagement with commercial imagery.