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We are responsible for our dreams - The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
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Title: The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

Release Date: 15 Nov 2012

Runtime: 2h 11m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Blinder Films, BFI, Film4 Productions, Rooks Nest Entertainment, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Production Companies: Blinder Films, BFI, Film4 Productions, Rooks Nest Entertainment, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

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.

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Average Vote: 7.322 (132 votes)

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  • Self - Host / Philosopher: Slavoj Žižek
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