The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Documentarycinema on cinemaphilosophypop culturepsychoanalysisdocumentary filmmakingwoman directorcinema history
A witty, intellectually rigorous documentary that uses cinema as a lens to explore psychoanalytic theory and the nature of desire, blending philosophical inquiry with irreverent humor.
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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