Archive.org has just added another winner to its vast collection of cigarette commercial clips, a video of some of the most obscure (at least to these eyes) foreign commercials I've ever seen. Ever hear of Life? Lido? Okay,so I've never traveled abroad, but this new compilation has quality as well as quantity. I can't recall an American commercial from the '50s or '60s that comes close to the one here that begins with a large group of young, attractive secretaries sharing a cigarette break. To download the video, sort by "date added" after you search for "cigarette commercials," and it should be the second one listed. Free, irresistible entertainment. Luis XV, anyone?
