A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
Mauricio Figuls, Marion Grabinsky, Susan Levitt
Directed by:
Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Release Date:
June 20, 1990
Original Title:
Desire Inc.
Alternate Titles:
Desire (Incorporated)
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 27
Four "seduction ads" placed on cable TV stations invite unexpected responses. This short film is about fantasy and desire in a mediated world.
Four ads on seduction, placed on cable TV stations, invited public response. This tape denounces the notions of desire and fantasy generated by the media.
Director:
Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Director of Photography:
Steve Jensen
Stephen Buckingham
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