Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself (1996)

6.6/10 52 min Documentary

Overview

Slavoj Zizek, born in 1949 in Ljubljana, psychoanalyst and professor of philosophy, started early on a group of theoreticians who sharpened their thinking of the theses of Jacques Lacan. The Slovenian Lacan School was a spiritual resistance nest in orthodox ex-Yugoslavia, and Slavoj Zizek emerged as a globally operating philosopher-entertainer.

Cast

Slavoj Žižek

Self

Jacques Lacan

Self (archive footage)

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