The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012)

11/15/2012 (IE) • 2h 11m

Documentary

We are responsible for our dreams

Overview

A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious zeal and voracious appetite for popular culture, Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek analyzes several of the most important films in the history of cinema to explain how cinematic narrative helps to reinforce prevailing ethics and political ideas.

Top Billed Cast

Slavoj Žižek

Self - Host / Philosopher


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Part of the The Pervert's Guide Collection

Includes The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

cinema on cinema

philosophy

pop culture

psychoanalysis

ideology

woman director

ethics

cinema history

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