Renowned pop philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek takes a closer look at the sexual history of films spanning the spectrum from Charlie Chaplain to David Lynch in filmmaker Sophie Fiennes' indulgent look at some of the silver screen's most sublime features.

Slavoj Zizek guides the viewer through some of the greatest movies ever made, discussing the hidden language in film and telling what movies can show people about themselves. He lights up the screen with his passion, intellect and great sense of humor, delving into the work of David Lynch and prompting re-valuation of opinions about Alfred Hitchcock's films.

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Review:

- Sometimes Groucho’s Cigar Is Not Just a Cigar!

"If you embrace the notion that Hollywood is literally a “dream factory,” then Freud stands as a proto movie critic who taught us how to decipher the hidden meanings of its celluloid fantasies. In “The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema,” the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek subjects more than 40 mostly classic films, by directors ranging from Chaplin to Hitchcock, to psychoanalytic scrutiny. We need movies because they hold the clues to our true selves, Mr. Zizek argues in a wildly entertaining, digressive lecture packed with juicy clips that illustrate his points."

* New York Times