Malls R Us
2010•1h 18m•6.0•Released
Documentary
Combining nostalgia, dazzling architecture, pop culture, economics and politics, MALLS R US examines North America's most popular and profitable suburban destination-the enclosed shopping center-and how for consumers they function as a communal, even ceremonial experience and, for retailers, sites where their idealism, passion and greed merge. The film blends archival footage tracing the history of the shopping mall in America, visits to some of the world's largest and most spectacular malls-in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Japan, Poland, France, and Dubai-and interviews with architects, mall developers, sales managers, environmentalists, labor activists and social critics, as well as commentary from mall shoppers themselves.
Director
Helene Klodawsky
Languages
English
Studio
Instinct Films
Cast
Jon Pahl
Himself
Rubin Stahl
Himself
Alfred Taubman
Himself
Production
Company
Instinct Films
Company
Point du Jour
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