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- 2013
- Not Rated
- Zeitgeist Films
- 2 h 16 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Zeitgeist Films
- 2 h 16 m
Summary Cultural theorist superstar Slavoj Žižek re-teams with director Sophie Fiennes (The Pervert's Guide to Cinema).
Directed By: Sophie Fiennes
Written By: Slavoj Zizek
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Zeitgeist Films
- 2 h 16 m
- 2013
- Not Rated
- Zeitgeist Films
- 2 h 16 m
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
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8.2
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Summary Cultural theorist superstar Slavoj Žižek re-teams with director Sophie Fiennes (The Pervert's Guide to Cinema).
Directed By: Sophie Fiennes
Written By: Slavoj Zizek
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
71
75% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Fiennes wisely stays out of his way here. Zizek is the star, edited down to digestible elements, with archival footage used adroitly to drive his arguments home.
Slavoj Žižek manages to explain some of Lacanian psychoanalysis's most inscrutable notions with disarming clarity and infectious urgency.
A riveting and often hilarious demonstration of the Slovenian philosopher’s uncanny ability to turn movies inside out and accepted notions on their head.
The final questions in Pervert’s Guide to Ideology nag at us, and in a culture so built upon and so profiting by fantasies of Hollywood apocalypse, they deserve to.
As for why the film is called "the pervert's" guide, this reviewer noted that its end credits do not acknowledge the many movies it draws upon so copiously. That, in terms of standard filmmaking etiquette, truly is perverse.
Mr. Zizek’s daisy-chained improvisations amount to an argument on behalf of complexity and unseen depths, and, like much academic writing, it risks monotony and becoming as reductive as it can be seductive.
There are those who find Žižek a delight; but well before the two-hour mark, one feels he has delighted us long enough.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 13 User Ratings
8.2
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 13 User Ratings
8.2
92% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company
P Guide Productions,
Blinder Films,
British Film Institute (BFI),
Film4,
Rooks Nest Entertainment,
Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board,
The Government of Ireland
Release Date Nov 1, 2013
Duration 2 h 16 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline We are responsible for our dreams
Awards
DocAviv Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
DOC NYC
• 1 Nomination
