The "pervert" is Slavoj Zizek, a philosopher with a fan base of rock star proportions and who, with director Sophie Fiennes, had previously made "The Pervert's Guide to Cinema" (it was also at TIFF, seven years ago).
Both films feature him as the sole voice, interpreting the messages of classic films in his own fashion. The hook is that through clever editing and set design, Zizek is inserted into the scenes.
In "Ideology", he expounds on the implicit ideology of film, using scenes from "Full Metal Jacket", "They Live", "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Sound of Music", among others.
Although he can be quite witty and incisive, the overall effect is of being trapped on a trans-Atlantic flight with a seatmate that has way to much to offer and no inclination to provide time for reflection.
As it turned out, the most interesting thing he said was in the first words of the Q&A after nearly two-and-a-half hours of the film (he used a couple of anecdotes to illustrate the changes in how people treat public space as private space).
A film best experienced in small doses.
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