zweitausendeins and SPEX present

"Cinema is the ultimate pervert art. It doesn't give you what you desire – it tells you how to desire." That's the summarizing statement of the Slovenian cultural philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek in Sophie Fiennes' film THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA (2006), a fascinating journey through the world of cinema. Žižek, who appears as a main actor in the film sets and locations, uses films such as The Exorcist, Fight Club, Solaris and The Birds to analyze the hidden language of cinema and how it influences our reality, imagination and desire. On the occasion of the DVD publication of the film by zweitausendeins, SPEX and zweitausendeins present THE PERVERT'S GUIDE TO CINEMA in the presence of Slavoj Žižek and Sophie Fiennes. (March 6)