explorations of Lynchian tropes

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema : 2006/9: Sophie Fiennes

I recently saw this endurance testing film breaking down the complexities of cinema. Hosted by Slovoj Zizek the film goes through different elements of cinema exposing them primarily with psychoanalytical tools. Heavily referencing Freudian concepts of ego, id, superego, libido, etc. we're let in on some ways which we relate to the structures and narrative devices of film. The presentation is really quite arresting, film clips are shown then Zizek literally places himself in the scenes he is referencing. One of my favorite examples is when he's talking about 'The Conversation' (ff coppola, 1974, starring gene hackman) and is sitting in the bathroom where Harry (Hackman) discovers that murder evidence has been flushed down the toilet (by way of blood overflowing out of the toilet). At one point an analogy is made between the overflowing toilet and cinema itself...pretty funny stuff. Charlie Chaplin, Hitchcock, and David Lynch serve as central figures around with the theories proposed revolve. Its a bit long but ultimately a valuable thing for the toolbox.

http://www.thepervertsguide.com/clips.html