The Reality of the Virtual

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The Reality of the Virtual
Directed by	Ben Wright
Starring	Slavoj Žižek
Language	English
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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.

[edit] Synopsis^[1]

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.

[edit] References

1. ^ Slavoj Zizek, The Reality of the Virtual - A film by Ben Wright

[edit] See also

• Slavoj Žižek
• Jacques Lacan
• Žižek!
• The Pervert's Guide to Cinema