The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Back to browse
74% Critic Match

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

7.4 / 10 2006 2h 31mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek

Self - Host / Philosopher

Lead
Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sophie Fiennes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Pervert's Guide to Cinema is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker