The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
Watch TrailerPhilosopher Slavoj Žižek guides the viewer through a labyrinth of contemporary ideology, using scenes from classic films as illustrations for his theses. He appears in reconstructed sets from 'Taxi Driver', 'The Matrix', or 'Titanic', dissecting the hidden mechanisms of power, desire, and illusion that shape our perception of reality. This intellectual detective story explores how cinema and mass culture become conduits for dominant ideas, making us desire what is imposed upon us.
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| Year | 2012 |
| Country | Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Sophie Fiennes |
| Runtime | 131 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.3/10 (148 votes) |
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Žižek turns the cinema into a lecture hall for the most captivating class, where pop culture serves as a textbook for critical theory. His passionate, gesticulating delivery makes complex concepts of Lacanian psychoanalysis and Marxism almost tangible.
What lingers after viewing is a dizzying sense that familiar blockbusters will never look the same again. The film exposes the pleasure of exposure itself, leaving a fruitful sense of paranoia — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Sophie Fiennes
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A tense intellectual quest staged within great cinema's sets.
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