The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

Name: The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-11-01
Duration: 2 h 16 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Slavoj Zizek

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7.6/10

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Cultural theorist superstar Slavoj ÂŽiÂžek re-teams with director Sophie Fiennes (The PervertÂ’s Guide to Cinema) for another wildly entertaining romp through the crossroads of cinema and philosophy. With infectious zeal and a voracious appetite for popular culture, ÂŽiÂžek literally goes inside some truly epochal movies, all the better to explore and expose how they reinforce prevailing ideologies. As the ideology that undergirds our cinematic fantasies is revealed, striking associations emerge: What hidden Catholic teachings lurk at the heart of The Sound of Music? What are the fascist political dimensions of Jaws? Taxi Driver, Zabriskie Point, The Searchers, The Dark Knight, John CarpenterÂ’s They Live (Â“one of the forgotten masterpieces of the Hollywood LeftÂ”), Titanic, Kinder Eggs, veritÃ© news footage, BeethovenÂ’s Â“Ode to JoyÂ” and propaganda epics from Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia all inform ÂŽiÂžekÂ’s stimulating, provocative and often hilarious psychoanalytic-cinematic rant.

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Philosopher Slavoj Zizek examines the hidden themes and existential questions asked by world renowned films.Philosopher Slavoj Zizek examines the hidden themes and existential questions asked by world renowned films.Philosopher Slavoj Zizek examines the hidden themes and existential questions asked by world renowned films.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

7.9K

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Director
- Sophie Fiennes
Writer
- Slavoj Zizek
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Trivia
When Zizek is talking about John Carpenter's movie "They Live", he says that John Nada's best friend's name is John Armitage. However in the film his name is Frank Armitage.

Quotes
Slavoj Zizek: I'm maybe freezing to death, but you will not get rid of me; all the ices in the world cannot kill a true idea.

Connections
Features Triumph of the Will (1935)

Soundtracks
Symphony No.9 in D Minor
Performed by Leonard Bernstein
with the Wiener Philharmoniker
Written by: Ludwig van Beethoven
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd