Ingmar Bergman's Soap Commercials
August 7, 2007 1:47 PM Subscribe
The 9 soap commercials Ingmar Bergman made are a little known part of his oeuvre. Slate's Dana Stevens explains how they came about.
Thanks for this!
Many respected directors have directed commercials. I wish it was easier to look this sort of stuff up - aside from searching YouTube, I remember as a kid leafing through my sister's Communication Arts magazines to look for recognizable names of directors. Of course, that was during a somewhat earlier era, so I didn't know at the time that, say, the guy who directed those wonderful Dennis Hopper Nike commercials would later go on to make Se7en and Fight Club.
I wish I could find this other Terry Gilliam commercial, which was some sort of musical about a baseball team...does anyone else remember this? The last image was of a baseball field with the huge faces of Old White Men looming over it (a la Brazil), singing, "...or we'll send you back to double A."
posted by Sticherbeast at 3:13 PM on August 7, 2007
Many respected directors have directed commercials. I wish it was easier to look this sort of stuff up - aside from searching YouTube, I remember as a kid leafing through my sister's Communication Arts magazines to look for recognizable names of directors. Of course, that was during a somewhat earlier era, so I didn't know at the time that, say, the guy who directed those wonderful Dennis Hopper Nike commercials would later go on to make Se7en and Fight Club.
I wish I could find this other Terry Gilliam commercial, which was some sort of musical about a baseball team...does anyone else remember this? The last image was of a baseball field with the huge faces of Old White Men looming over it (a la Brazil), singing, "...or we'll send you back to double A."
posted by Sticherbeast at 3:13 PM on August 7, 2007
That SlateTV blog is priceless - I never knew it existed. Thanks! Strong recommendation to watch the Skittles spot & the Newscaster's uncontrollable laughter at the tumbling fashion model, both very funny.
posted by jonson at 3:16 PM on August 7, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by jonson at 3:16 PM on August 7, 2007 [1 favorite]
Oh my Lord. That Skittles commercial is made of pure genius.
As is this one.
posted by Sticherbeast at 3:20 PM on August 7, 2007
As is this one.
posted by Sticherbeast at 3:20 PM on August 7, 2007
Sweatdrop-alien and bacterium-witch deathmatch by Bergman!
David Lynch, eat your little heart out... Ha!
posted by Iosephus at 4:28 PM on August 7, 2007
David Lynch, eat your little heart out... Ha!
posted by Iosephus at 4:28 PM on August 7, 2007
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