Salesman

Salesman is a depressing film that plows straight into the heart of American consumerism and culture of the sixties.  The salesmen press on, door to door, to guilt people in to buying expensive, illustrated Bibles.  They make people feel as if they need the Bibles in order to be good followers of the Catholic faith.  They target the low income and the gullible.  In spite of all this, it's difficult to not feel sorry for them.  They spend months away from home, and deal with constant depression and rejection.   I've always had a distrust of salesmen, and have had the perception that salesmen are sleazeballs. This film doesn't help.