Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself

Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself

52 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1996

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.

Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself

52 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1996

Thou Shalt Love thy Symptom as Thyself
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.
Producers absolut MEDIEN
Original title Liebe Dein Symptom wie Dich selbst!
Directors Claudia Willke, Katharina Höcker
Writers

Cast

Slavoj Žižek

as Self

Jacques Lacan

as Self (archive footage)