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Why Is David Lynch Pimping This Handbag?
The new trend of "advertising films."
By Sasha Watson
Updated Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at 12:06 PM ET

Slideshow: High Fashion "Advertisting Films".

How would all you film fanatics like to see this movie? Creating his typically unsettling atmosphere, David Lynch directs the beautiful Marion Cotillard in a romantic thriller set in old Shanghai. Or how about: In his last turn behind the camera, Dennis Hopper directs Gwyneth Paltrow in an Antonioni-inspired dash through Rome. Or maybe you'd like a reprise of the Jean-Pierre Jeunet/Audrey Tautou collaboration you loved so much in Amelie and A Very Long Engagement, this time with a Brief Encounter-style love story to keep you on the edge of your seat.

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Sasha Watson has written about books, art, and travel for the Los Angeles Times, ARTnews, and the Daily Beast. She is the author of the young adult novel Vidalia in Paris.

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