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The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

2006 · 151 min

A playful, digressive lecture that hops through famous film scenes, teasing out ideas with wit and oddball charm.

Overview: 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.

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
identity
sexuality
obsession
media
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Sophie Fiennes
Written by: Slavoj Žižek
Starring: Slavoj Žižek, Alfred Hitchcock
Music: Brian Eno
Cinematography: Remko Schnorr
Runtime: 151 min
Country: United Kingdom, Austria, Netherlands
Languages: English, French, German, Russian, Swedish

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