CinemaOSMovie · 2010 · 1h 18m

Malls R Us

60%(1)IMDbDocumentary

Combining nostalgia, dazzling architecture, pop culture, economics and politics, MALLS R US examines North America's most popular and profitable suburban destination-the enclosed shopping center-and how for consumers they function as a communal, even ceremonial experience and, for retailers, sites where their idealism, passion and greed merge. The film blends archival footage tracing the history of the shopping mall in America, visits to some of the world's largest and most spectacular malls-in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Japan, Poland, France, and Dubai-and interviews with architects, mall developers, sales managers, environmentalists, labor activists and social critics, as well as commentary from mall shoppers themselves.

Directed byHelene Klodawsky

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 2010
Studios
Point du JourInstinct Films

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3 credited
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Jon Pahl

Himself

Rubin Stahl

Himself

Alfred Taubman

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Directed by
Helene Klodawsky

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