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The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
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Title: The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

Release Date: 6 Oct 2006

Runtime: 2h 31m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Amoeba Films, Kasander Film Company, Lone Star Productions, Mischief Films

Production Companies: Amoeba Films, Kasander Film Company, Lone Star Productions, Mischief Films

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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Average Vote: 7.3 (159 votes)

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  • Self - Host / Philosopher: Slavoj Žižek
  • Self - Filmmaker (archive footage): Alfred Hitchcock
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