The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema is a 2006 documentary directed and produced by Sophie Fiennes, and scripted and presented by Slavoj Žižek. It explores a number of films from a psychoanalytic theoretical perspective.

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySophie Fiennes
Written bySlavoj Žižek
Produced bySophie Fiennes
Georg Misch
Martin Rosenbaum
Ralph Wieser
StarringSlavoj Žižek
CinematographyRemko Schnorr
Edited bySophie Fiennes
Marek Kralovsky
Ethel Shepherd
Music byBrian Eno
Production
companies
Mischief Films
Amoeba Film
Distributed byP Guide Ltd.
ICA Projects (UK)
Release dates
  • 17 June 2006 (2006-06-17) (Sydney Film Festival)
  • 16 January 2009 (2009-01-16) (United States)
Running time
150 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Austria
Netherlands
LanguageEnglish

Fiennes and Žižek released a follow-up, The Pervert's Guide to Ideology on 15 November 2012,[1] with a similar format; Žižek speaks from within reconstructed scenes from films.[2]

List of films discussed

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Reception

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The Pervert's Guide to Cinema holds an 87% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews from 23 critics.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Savage, Sophia (14 October 2011). "Pervert's Guide to Cinema's Fiennes and Zizek Reteam for Pervert's Guide to Ideology". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ Leigh, Danny (16 October 2011). "Slavoj Žižek: Blofeld rides again". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ "The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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