The Reality of the Virtual
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The Reality of the Virtual (2004) is a documentary/lecture film about the Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek. It was directed by Ben Wright.
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Synopsis
In this tour de force filmed lecture, Slavoj Žižek lucidly and compellingly reflects on belief - which takes him from Father Christmas to democracy - and on the various forms that belief takes, drawing on Lacanian categories of thought. In a radical dismissal of todays so called post-political era, he mobilizes the paradox of universal truth urging us to dare to enact the impossible. It is a characteristic virtuoso performance, moving promiscuously from subject to subject but keeping the larger argument in view.
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See also
- Slavoj Žižek
- Jacques Lacan
- Žižek!
- The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
- Liebe Dein Symptom wie Dich selbst!
- Examined Life
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