The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)

Slavoj Zizek examines famous films in a philosophical and a psychoanalytic context.

Director:

Sophie Fiennes

Writer:

Slavoj Zizek

Star:

Slavoj Zizek

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Slavoj Zizek	...	Himself

Storyline

THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA takes the viewer on an exhilarating ride through some of the greatest movies ever made. Serving as presenter and guide is the charismatic Slavoj Zizek, acclaimed philosopher and psychoanalyst. With his engaging and passionate approach to thinking, Zizek delves into the hidden language of cinema, uncovering what movies can tell us about ourselves. Whether he is untangling the famously baffling films of David Lynch, or overturning everything you thought you knew about Hitchcock, Zizek illuminates the screen with his passion, intellect, and unfailing sense of humour. THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA cuts its cloth from the very world of the movies it discusses; by shooting at original locations and from replica sets it creates the uncanny illusion that Zizek is speaking from 'within' the films themselves. Together the three parts construct a compelling dialectic of ideas. Described by The Times in London as 'the woman helming this Freudian inquest,' director ...

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Plot Keywords:

philosopher | philosophy | slovenian | horror filmmaking | filmmaking | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK Austria Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Manual de cine para pervertidos

Filming Locations:

Bodega Bay, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£3,024 (United Kingdom), 12 October 2006, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amoeba Film,Kasander Film Company,Lone Star Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min 153 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Slavoj Zizek: Cinema is the art of appearances, it tells us something about reality itself. It tells us something about how reality constitutes itself.

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Connections

Features The Wizard of Oz (1939)

User Reviews

This is a film about critical theory!

The person who wrote the review "enough with the sweating and spitting already" has no grasp of what cultural, literary, or psycho- critique is. He dismisses Zizek's interpretations because they don't seem "in line" with what the director originally intended. So What? The importance of a director's (or author's) intention is not important in critical theory. This is known as the author's "Intentional Fallacy" and should be avoided.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional_fallacy A text or movie CAN be analyzed through a number of theories, many of which disagree with one another, as well as completely ignore the author's intention. This is the most fundamental idea of Critical Theory.

Because of this, whoever wrote that wall of text wasted a lot of time and effort on insulting Zizek. In reality, anyone who studies theory would immediately discredit this guys opinion (I suggest you should too) as it is completely off point.

That being said... If you are at all interested in Freudian, Laconian, or Kristevian discourse, this movie is a must. It connects these theories with popular film, making them much more palpable and enjoyable than simply reading or thinking about them.