Slavoj Žižek

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Slavoj Žižek

Born March 21, 1949 · Ljubljana, Slovenia (age 77)

A Slovenian continental philosopher and critical theorist working in the traditions of Hegelianism, Marxism and Lacanian psychoanalysis. He has made contributions to political theory, film theory, and theoretical psychoanalysis. Žižek is a senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a professor at the European Graduate School. He has been a visiting prof…

Known For

The Pervert's Guide to IdeologyThe Pervert's Guide to Ideology · 2012
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
★ 7.32012
MovieDocumentary
A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious zeal and voracious appetite for popular culture, Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek analyzes several of the most important films in the history of cinema to explain how cinematic narrative helps to reinforce prevailing ethics and political ideas.
BlissBliss · 2021
Bliss
★ 5.52021
MovieScience FictionRomance
A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.
The Pervert's Guide to CinemaThe Pervert's Guide to Cinema · 2006
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
★ 7.32006
MovieDocumentary
A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality.
The Pervert's Guide to UtopiasThe Pervert's Guide to Utopias · 2026
The Pervert's Guide to Utopias
2026
MovieDocumentary
Philosopher Slavoj Žižek is our guide through landscapes of classic film, music, social media, archive and webcasts. Making unexpected twists and turns, he maps the utopian illusions of our times. Through absurd juxtapositions and startling insights, we are seduced into recognising our fate, in order to change it.
Antigone, How Dare We!Antigone, How Dare We! · 2020
Antigone, How Dare We!
★ 5.52020
MovieDocumentary
Based on motifs from The Triple Life of Antigone by Slavoj Žižek, this film reflects on today’s planet and political “chaos” by placing the politicians, the decision-makers and the influencers of today in the roles of Žižek’s version of the ancient Greek drama Antigone. But what are the politicians roles? Does the Antigone of today represent populists, anti-migrants and fundamentalists, or those who would oppose them?
Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the VirtualSlavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual · 2004
Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual
★ 6.82004
MovieDocumentary
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.
Professor Slavoj Žižek on the Problem with Online DatingProfessor Slavoj Žižek on the Problem with Online Dating · 2024
Professor Slavoj Žižek on the Problem with Online Dating
★ 3.02024
MovieAnimation
Can you ever fall in love with the perfect person?
Happiness: Capitalism vs. MarxismHappiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism · 2019
Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism
★ 10.02019
MovieDocumentary
On February, April 19, 2019, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson debated Marxist philosopher Dr. Slavoj Zizek.

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