The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology
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The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology is a 2012 documentary film directed by Sophie Fiennes and fronted by philosopher Slavoj Žižek, which uses popular movies to explore how ideology shapes everyday life and perception.
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| The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology Context triple: [Sophie Fiennes, notableWork, The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology]
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The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures
The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures is a sprawling, intellectually dense play by Tony Kushner that explores family, politics, sexuality, and leftist ideology in contemporary America.
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The Opium of the Intellectuals
The Opium of the Intellectuals is a 1955 book by French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron that critiques the allure of Marxism and ideological dogmatism among Western intellectuals.
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The Very Idea
The Very Idea is a 1920 American silent comedy film, now considered lost, that satirized contemporary notions of eugenics and scientific matchmaking.
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The Baffler
The Baffler is a left-leaning American magazine and journal of cultural and political criticism known for its sharp, contrarian essays on capitalism, media, and contemporary culture.
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The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason is a political book by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore that critiques the erosion of rational public discourse in American democracy, particularly in the media and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology Target entity description: The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology is a 2012 documentary film directed by Sophie Fiennes and fronted by philosopher Slavoj Žižek, which uses popular movies to explore how ideology shapes everyday life and perception.
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A.
The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures
The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures is a sprawling, intellectually dense play by Tony Kushner that explores family, politics, sexuality, and leftist ideology in contemporary America.
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B.
The Opium of the Intellectuals
The Opium of the Intellectuals is a 1955 book by French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron that critiques the allure of Marxism and ideological dogmatism among Western intellectuals.
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C.
The Very Idea
The Very Idea is a 1920 American silent comedy film, now considered lost, that satirized contemporary notions of eugenics and scientific matchmaking.
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D.
The Baffler
The Baffler is a left-leaning American magazine and journal of cultural and political criticism known for its sharp, contrarian essays on capitalism, media, and contemporary culture.
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E.
The Assault on Reason
The Assault on Reason is a political book by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore that critiques the erosion of rational public discourse in American democracy, particularly in the media and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| basedOnTheoryOf |
Lacanian psychoanalysis
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Marxist theory ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Remko Schnorr ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Sophie Fiennes ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Palisades Tartan ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ethel Shepherd ⓘ |
| examines |
European cinema
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Hollywood cinema ⓘ consumerism ⓘ political violence ⓘ propaganda ⓘ religion as ideology ⓘ |
| explores |
how ideology shapes everyday life
ⓘ
how ideology shapes perception ⓘ |
| featuresPhilosopher | Slavoj Žižek ⓘ |
| featuresTechnique | Žižek inserted into recreated film sets ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
essay film ⓘ philosophical film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | feature-length documentary ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
critique of ideology in everyday life
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relationship between fantasy and ideology ⓘ role of cinema in sustaining ideology ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle |
lecture-style analysis
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voice-over commentary ⓘ |
| hasRuntime | approximately 134 minutes ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
viewers interested in film theory
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viewers interested in philosophy ⓘ viewers interested in political critique ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Brian Eno ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
The Pervert’s Guide series
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linked to:
The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema
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| producer | Sophie Fiennes ⓘ |
| releaseDateUK | 2012 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| screenedAt |
Toronto International Film Festival
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Venice Film Festival ⓘ |
| starring | Slavoj Žižek ⓘ |
| subject |
cinema
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ideology ⓘ political theory ⓘ popular culture ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| usesMedium | film clips ⓘ |
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