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Žižek – The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology

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After the success of The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, 

director Sophie Fiennes and the only philosopher-

turned-film-star Slavoj Žižek return with 

The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology

, 

Tonight marks the premiere of the film at the TIFF

with both Žižek and Fiennes in attendance.

Bringing his unique style and “penetrating

insights” to popular and obscure cinema alike,

Žižek is at once captivating and clownish,

bringing unique knowledge and interpretation- as 

well as a deep love of cinema- to a host of films.

In this edition, Žižek examines film for a deeper

ideological implication, both obvious and 

undiscovered, and questions these outcomes for 

our own time.

Through skillful editing, Fiennes weaves Žižek into  

the narrative and histories of films as diverse as  

Jaws, The Triumph of Will, Brazil and The Sound

of Music.

Not many films can tackle capitalism, 

consumerism, left-wing radicalism and  

philosophy among other things. But ones with

Žižek certainly can.

The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology premieres Friday 

September 7th at 6pm at the

Toronto International 

Film Festival

. Tickets can be purchased here.

Also at VersoBooks