Irish co-production ‘The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology’ has
been picked up by French distribution company Doc & Film International in a
deal negotiated by Blinder Films’ Katie Holly and Doc & Films’ Daniela
Elstner.
The Paris-based sales house is expected to release the
documentary Europe-wide following its world premiere at this week’s Toronto
International Film Festival.
The documentary is a co-production between Dublin’s Blinder
Films and P Guide Productions in the UK. It is a sequel to director Sophie
Fiennes’ ‘The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema’, released in 2006.
‘The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology’ sees Slovenian philosopher
and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek explore different ideologies through the use of
classic film clips, using ‘A Clockwork Orange’, ‘Taxi Driver’ and ‘The Sound of
Music’ as examples.
Fiennes directed, with Blinder’s Holly producing. James
Wilson, Martin Rosenbaum and Sophie Fiennes co-produced for P Guide
Productions. Žižek wrote the script and presented.
Speaking of the deal with Doc & Film, which previously
distributed Fiennes’ ‘Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow’, the director said:
“I’m thrilled to be working again with Daniela and the team at Doc & Film.
I really appreciate her continued commitment to the film and the audience for
it.”
The 134 minute-long film was shot mainly in Ardmore
Studios in Wicklow in 2011, before moving on to locations in LA. Dun
Laoghaire-based EMC Ltd looked after post-production, with Ardmore Sound
looking after sound.
The documentary was funded by the Irish Film Board, the BFI
Film Fund, Film 4, Channel 4 and Rooks Nest Entertainment.
‘The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology’ will screen at TIFF on
September 7, joining seven other Irish-attached productions, including
‘Byzantium’; ‘The Sapphires’; ‘Jump’; ‘Men at Lunch’; ‘Call Girl’; ‘Anna
Karenina’ and ‘Seven Psychopaths’.
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