Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual (2004)
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.
Director: Ben Wright
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Slavoj Žižek as Self |
| Writing | Slavoj Žižek | Writer |
| Directing | Ben Wright | Director |
| Production | Ben Wright | Producer |
| Editing | Ben Wright | Editor |
| Camera | Daniel Copley | Director of Photography |