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The Pervert's Guide to Ideology (2012)

We are responsible for our dreams

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 2H 11M

Director : Sophie Fiennes

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek
Self - Host / Philosopher

Crews

Sophie Fiennes
Sophie Fiennes
Director
Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek
Writer
Magnus Fiennes
Magnus Fiennes
Original Music Composer
Remko Schnorr
Remko Schnorr
Director of Photography
Sophie Fiennes
Sophie Fiennes
Editor
Lucy van Lonkhuyzen
Lucy van Lonkhuyzen
Production Design
James Wilson
James Wilson
Producer
Sophie Fiennes
Sophie Fiennes
Producer
Julia Godzinskaya
Julia Godzinskaya
Executive Producer
Shani Hinton
Shani Hinton
Executive Producer
Katie Holly
Katie Holly
Producer
Tabitha Jackson
Tabitha Jackson
Executive Producer
Rachel Lysaght
Rachel Lysaght
Line Producer
Martin Rosenbaum
Martin Rosenbaum
Producer
Michael Sackler
Michael Sackler
Executive Producer
Debbie Millington
Debbie Millington
Costume Designer
Katherine Butler
Katherine Butler
Executive Producer
Steve Fanagan
Steve Fanagan
Sound Designer
Luke Johnston
Luke Johnston
First Assistant Director
Keith Lindsay
Keith Lindsay
Sound Mixer
Ian McGurrell
Ian McGurrell
Grip
Stephen McCarthy
Stephen McCarthy
Gaffer
Gill Brenann
Gill Brenann
Hair Designer
Gill Brenann
Gill Brenann
Makeup Designer
Michael Tummings
Michael Tummings
Still Photographer
Carol Cohen
Carol Cohen
Line Producer
Nima Ghedami
Nima Ghedami
Line Producer
Michael Sujek
Michael Sujek
Sound Mixer
Charles Simon
Charles Simon
Grip
Emily Thomas
Emily Thomas
Archival Footage Research
Eugene McCrystal
Eugene McCrystal
Colorist
Ciara Walsh
Ciara Walsh
Post Production Supervisor
Steve Fanagan
Steve Fanagan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ken Galvin
Ken Galvin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Trailers and other movies

Official US Trailer
Official UK Trailer
A Conversation with Slavoj Žižek

Posters and backgrounds

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