A Brief History of Commercials

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From the 1940s to the present day, TV ads have been made by major feature films directors. This eye-opening selection of ads directed by 'un-named authors', includes Alexander McKendrick (Sweet Smell of Success); Nic Roeg (Don't Look Now); Alan Parker (Midnight Express); Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast); Ridley Scott (Bladerunner); Tony Scott (Top Gun); Nick Park (Wallace and Gromit's Big Day Out; Ken Loach (Kes); Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas); Terry Gilliam (Brazil). Classic ads screened will include gems like Smash Martians (Bob Brooks, 1973), Secret Lemonade Drinker (Joe McGrath, 1973), Surfer Guiness (Jonathan Glazer, 1999), etc.

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