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The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)

Name: The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-10-06
Duration: 151 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Slavoj Žižek, Alfred Hitchcock

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006), directed by Sophie Fiennes, starring Slavoj Žižek and Alfred Hitchcock.

10/06/2006 BR Documentary 2h 31m

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A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality.

Remko SchnorrCinematography
Sophie FiennesDirector, Editing, Producer
Georg MischProducer
Martin RosenbaumProducer

Coleção - Guias do Pervertido

The franchise in release order. 2 films.

O Guia Pervertido do Cinema 2006 · you are here
O Guia Pervertido da Ideologia 2012

About the film

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.

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

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

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Reception

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

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Official website

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema at IMDb

Complete transcript of the first part with added commentary and stills.

Text from The Pervert's Guide to Cinema on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pervert's_Guide_to_Cinema

Trivia

It premiered on October 6, 2006, a Friday.
It runs 2h31 — well over the usual two hours.
It is film 1 of 2 in the Coleção - Guias do Pervertido franchise.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosAmoeba Films, Kasander Film Company, Lone Star Productions, Mischief Films
CountriesUnited Kingdom, Austria, Netherlands
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Russian, Swedish
StatusReleased

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Remko Schnorr Cinematography
Sophie Fiennes Director
Sophie Fiennes Editing
Georg Misch Producer
Martin Rosenbaum Producer
Ralph Wieser Producer
Sophie Fiennes Producer
Brian Eno Original music
Slavoj Žižek Writer

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What is The Pervert's Guide to Cinema about?

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema: A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality.

Who directed The Pervert's Guide to Cinema?

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema was directed by Sophie Fiennes in 2006.

Who stars in The Pervert's Guide to Cinema?

The cast of The Pervert's Guide to Cinema includes Slavoj Žižek and Alfred Hitchcock.

How long is The Pervert's Guide to Cinema?

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema runs for 151 minutes, or 2h31.

What is the correct order of the Coleção - Guias do Pervertido films?

The Coleção - Guias do Pervertido franchise has 2 films in the catalogue. In release order: O Guia Pervertido do Cinema; O Guia Pervertido da Ideologia.