The Society of the Spectacle - Guy Debord

The Society of the Spectacle (a term coined by Roland Barthes) is work of philosophy and critical theory first published in 1967. The book is structured into a series of 221 short theses, divided into nine chapters. Debord describes the spectacle as "a social relation between people that is mediated by images" consisting of mass media, advertisement and popular culture.

(New Translation)

This is a 1973 film of the same name in which Debord provides voice-overs with footage incorporated from feature films, industrial films, news footage, advertisements, and still photographs.