Zizek The Reality Of The Virtual/ A Philosophers Paradise
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Sun 28 November 2004 // 19:30
ZIZEK: THE REALITY OF THE VIRTUAL
(Wright/ UK / 2003 / 70mins/ digital / cert15)
(Sun 28th / 7:30pm / £4/3)
Slovenian, Lacanian, philosopher and global pundit, Slavoj Zizek is one of the most distinguished and politically engaged thinkers of our time. In this tour de force filmed lecture, Slavoj Zizek 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 catagories 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 arguement in view
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A PHILOSOPHER'S PARADISE
(Pawel Kuczynski / 52 mins / Poland/USA/ digital / 2004 / uncert)
A California filmmaker keeps visiting his Warsaw based father, a Polish philosopher, creator and self-styled prophet of Universalism, a theory through which he attempts to save mankind from itself! He attracts international supporters and critics triggering heated debates on how to overcome the evil of the world. The son is torn between his feelings toward the father and the criticism of his views. Venice Beach, California, Niagara Falls, Krakow, Auschwitz, and the September 11th shock are the background for a struggle between the mystical and rational, between believing in and denying God. Can the struggle unite father and son?
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(Wright/ UK / 2003 / 70mins/ digital / cert15)
(Sun 28th / 7:30pm / £4/3)
Slovenian, Lacanian, philosopher and global pundit, Slavoj Zizek is one of the most distinguished and politically engaged thinkers of our time. In this tour de force filmed lecture, Slavoj Zizek 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 catagories 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 arguement in view
plus
A PHILOSOPHER'S PARADISE
(Pawel Kuczynski / 52 mins / Poland/USA/ digital / 2004 / uncert)
A California filmmaker keeps visiting his Warsaw based father, a Polish philosopher, creator and self-styled prophet of Universalism, a theory through which he attempts to save mankind from itself! He attracts international supporters and critics triggering heated debates on how to overcome the evil of the world. The son is torn between his feelings toward the father and the criticism of his views. Venice Beach, California, Niagara Falls, Krakow, Auschwitz, and the September 11th shock are the background for a struggle between the mystical and rational, between believing in and denying God. Can the struggle unite father and son?
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