Champagne & Bullets – Blu-Ray Cover 2021

Robert Sammelin created this cover for the Blu-Ray release of Champagne & Bullets, a low-budget action film. The artwork feels like a throwback, evoking the exploitation films of the 1970s and 80s, films which often reveled in excess and violence. Notice how women are presented here. One stands provocatively with a gun, while another is posed in lingerie. These images echo the ways women have historically been objectified in cinema, often reduced to stereotypical roles. The hyper-masculine figures, the guns, and the fast cars all speak to a certain kind of power fantasy that has been marketed to male audiences. The title itself, "Champagne & Bullets," encapsulates this blend of luxury and brutality. It invites us to consider the complex relationships between power, gender, and representation in popular culture. How do these images make you feel? Ultimately, this cover reflects and perpetuates certain societal attitudes, while also offering a space to critique and challenge them.