The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema is a 2006 documentary directed and produced by Sophie Fiennes, scripted and presented by Slavoj Žižek. It explores a number of films from a psychoanalytic theoretical perspective.
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| Directed by | Sophie Fiennes |
| Produced by | Sophie Fiennes Georg Misch Martin Rosenbaum Ralph Wieser |
| Written by | Slavoj Žižek |
| Starring | Slavoj Žižek |
| Music by | Brian Eno |
| Cinematography | Remko Schnorr |
| Edited by | Sophie Fiennes Marek Kralovsky Ethel Shepherd |
Production company | Mischief Films Amoeba Film |
| Distributed by | P Guide Ltd. ICA Projects (UK) |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom Austria Netherlands |
| Language | English |
Fiennes and Žižek released a follow-up, The Pervert's Guide to Ideology on 15 November 2012.[1] The format is similar, with Žižek speaking from within reconstructed scenes from films.[2]
List of films discussed
Reception
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema holds an 88% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a consensus of, "Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek forgoes the textbook stuff for a fun, probing look at cinema and the human emotional response to it."[3]
See also
References
- Anne Thompson Archived 2012-07-09 at Archive.today, "Pervert’s Guide to Cinema’s Fiennes and Zizek Reteam for Pervert’s Guide to Ideology," on 14 October 2011. Indiewire
- Leigh, Danny (16 October 2011). "Slavoj Žižek: Blofeld rides again". The Guardian.
- "The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
External links
- Official website
- The Pervert's Guide to Cinema on IMDb
- Complete transcript of the first part with added commentary and stills.
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