The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012)

7.3 ? Nov 15, 2012 2h 11m

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.

Genres

Documentary

Release Date

November 15, 2012

Rating

7.3 /10

Runtime

2h 11m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek

Self - Host / Philosopher

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deepkino

7.0/10

Sep 18, 2025

Once again collaborating with Sophie Fiennes, "The Pervert's Guide to Ideology" is a follow-up to the documentary "The Pervert's Guide to Cinema." Despite being a continuation, the program is equally, if not more, impactful due to its relentless bombardment of ideas. In it, Zizek combines the terminology of psychoanalysis with cinematic works—some less popular, others widely recognized—to dissect ideology and its illusions. Ultimately, this documentary-film feels as if it has been transformed into a series of witticisms straight from Zizek's own mind.

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