The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySophie Fiennes
Written bySlavoj Žižek
Produced bySophie Fiennes
Katie Holly
Martin Rosenbaum
James Wilson
StarringSlavoj Žižek
CinematographyRemko Schnorr
Edited byEthel Shepherd
Music byMagnus Fiennes
Distributed byP Guide Productions
Zeitgeist Films
Release date
  • 7 September 2012 (2012-09-07) (Toronto)
Running time
136 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology is a 2012 British documentary film directed by Sophie Fiennes and written and presented by Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalytic theorist Slavoj Žižek.[2] It is a sequel to Fiennes's 2006 documentary The Pervert's Guide to Cinema. Though the film follows the frameworks of its predecessor, this film's emphasis is on ideology itself. Through psychoanalysis Žižek explores "the mechanisms that shape what we believe and how we behave."[3] Among the films explored are Full Metal Jacket and Taxi Driver.[4] The film was released in the United States by Zeitgeist Films in November 2013.[5]

  1. ^ "THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ^ "The Pervert's Guide to Ideology: Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Pervert's Guide to Cinema's Fiennes and Žižek Reteam for Pervert's Guide to Ideology". indiewire.com. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ^ Leigh, Danny (16 October 2011). "Slavoj Žižek: Blofeld rides again". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Perverts Uprising! Zeitgeist Films Will Distribute Two New Documentaries". IndieWire. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.