The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

Directed by Sophie Fiennes

Produced by Amoeba Films, Kasander Film Company

2006151 min7.3 / 10

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Pervert's Guide to Cinema violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Pervert's Guide to Cinema sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Does The Pervert's Guide to Cinema end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Pervert's Guide to Cinema scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is The Pervert's Guide to Cinema easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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82/ 100

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