CinemaOSMovie · 1991 · 1h 31m

The King of Ads

This is a presentation from La Cinémathèque Jean-Marie Boursicot!

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A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-Marie Boursicot.

Directed byClaude Chabrol, Giuseppe Tornatore, Dario Argento, Patrice Leconte, Roman Polanski, Bruce Weber, Andrei Konchalovsky, Federico Fellini, David Lynch, Carlos Saura, Martin Scorsese, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Just Jaeckin, Ridley Scott, Franco Zeffirelli, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Lelouch, Hugh Hudson, Sergio Leone, Tony Scott, Jean-Marie Boursicot, Ricardo Albiñana, Alain Franchet, David Bailey, Håkan Sjödin, Bob Giraldi, Jean-Paul Goude, Dick Lundy, Gérard Pirès, Walter Lantz, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Don Patterson, Joe Pytka, Étienne Chatiliez, Jaime De La Pena, Michel Israël, Paul J. Smith, Martin Lobo, Julian Cottrell, Theo Delaney, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Helmut Newton, Richard Slogett, J. Taylor, Atsuta, Robert Delpire, Gérard Jugnot, Eric De La Hosseray, Maurizio Nichetti

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 31m
Language: EN
Released: November 1, 1991

Studios

Cinémathèque JM Boursicot (FR)

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video

The King of Ads 1993

The King of Ads 1993

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited

Starring

Grace Jones

Grace Jones

Self (segment "Citroen CX2 commercial")

Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis

L'oiseau Paradis (segment "L'Esprit de Chanel ...")

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Self (segment "Vanity Fair commercial")

Creative team

Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Giuseppe Tornatore
Written by: Jean-Marie Boursicot
Produced by: Jean-Marie Boursicot

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