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The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

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Slavoj Zizek discusses his ideas on fantasy, reality, sexuality, subjectivity, desire, materiality and cinematic form.

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 01/23/2019
Director Sophie Fiennes deftly inserts iek into such classics as Jaws and Taxi Driver, the better to make his points. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Boston Globe 11/14/2013
3/4
Who says intellectual head-trips don't deserve sequels? Go to Full Review
Godfrey Cheshire RogerEbert.com 11/01/2013
3/4
Though its ideas are indeed heady and high-flown, they are presented in a way that's consistently engaging and accessible. Go to Full Review
Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See 07/08/2020
B+
Zizek's ability to deconstruct cinema, tying individual works to our collective psyches and larger political and cultural constructs, is nothing short of fascinating. Go to Full Review
Jeremy Polacek Hyperallergic 01/31/2020
Unfortunately, Pervert's Guide to Ideology runs past its ideal point, but like college, you still remember it fondly, even if it went on a little too long or was a bit too expensive. Go to Full Review
Tom Watson CineVue 03/05/2019
4/5
Delivers a full-bodied, genuinely humorous account of ambiguity and austerity. Go to Full Review
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Kyle M 10/04/2023 Any documentary that provides enriching insights under film study tends to contribute onto perceived entertainment values with another considerable angle. Slavoj Zizek, though have yet to see his preceding lecture displaying his psychoanalytic skills towards cinema in general, narrowed his focus towards portrayed ideology, a topic he greatly elaborates on and compellingly connects with our experienced grasps. His arguments are precise, well-structured throughout, and vocally volumed akin to how Werner Herzog passionately approaches examining a subject. Though not quite thorough as there are counterarguments that been raised as additional contexts to what he clearly pointed out with couple angles missed, which expresses how this documentary may not exactly be mutually agree on, especially when he strayed into politics that honestly lowers any sort of captivated engagement. But overall, it intrigues then fascinates, and heightens the compelling psychoanalytic perspective previously laid out in the unseen predecessor. (B+) See more 08/18/2018 The problem with Zizek is not that he is too committed to repetitive linguistic constructions *touches nose* but that they are not repetitive enough *sniffles* See more 11/10/2017 Slavoj es una persona inteligente, de la que se puede aprender. Este film me hizo pensar sobre varios aspectos de nuestra sociedad, vale la pena verlo! See more 07/21/2017 3.8/5 The intrusion of psychoanalysis is thankfully not as present as it was in his previous film, making for a significantly more applicable and understandable look at the concept of ideology with the help of film and audiovisual material that connects fiction with reality beautifully. See more 02/10/2016 Excellent lecture, chopped down to digestible chunks thanks to crafty editing and use of film footage. Fiennes does a great job of adding deadpan humor that seems to fit Zizek's journeys into ideology perfectly. See more 01/14/2016 Easier to understand the second time around. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Slavoj Zizek discusses his ideas on fantasy, reality, sexuality, subjectivity, desire, materiality and cinematic form.
Director
Sophie Fiennes
Producer
Sophie Fiennes, Katie Holly, Martin Rosenbaum, James Wilson
Screenwriter
Slavoj Zizek
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$66.2K
Runtime
2h 14m
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