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.

Released

2004-03-23

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

71 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Ben Wright

TMDB rating

6.8/10 from 17 votes