Salesman

Synopsis: Honoured by the Library of Congress as one of the 25 best American films ever made, SALESMAN is a fascinating, non-narrated account of four Boston bible sellers, selling lavish bibles to low income families. It documents their carefully rehearsed spiel to bored housewives, widows, immigrants and distracted blue-collar workers. Made in 1968, this was one of the first documentaries to show the lives of ordinary people, in-depth, and without judgement or narration. The salesmen are shown attending their motivational conferences, sitting at their poker tables, and discussing life and love, money and salvation.

DVD extras: exclusive video interview with Albert Maysles; booklet.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2007
Year of production: 1968
Documentation: Accompanying booklet
Subjects: Business studies; Psychology; Religious studies; Sociology
Keywords: business ethics; marketing; religious proselytising; social anthropology; social history; social psychology; working classes

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