Zizek! (2005)
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62% of critics liked it
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75% of users liked it
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Slavoj Zizek is that rarity, an internationally famous philosopher, and one who has built a career out of telling his audience things they probably don't want to hear. Embracing a world view that blends Marxism with the teachings of Jacques Lacan, Zizek's work obsesses on how capitalism… More Slavoj Zizek is that rarity, an internationally famous philosopher, and one who has built a career out of telling his audience things they probably don't want to hear. Embracing a world view that blends Marxism with the teachings of Jacques Lacan, Zizek's work obsesses on how capitalism affects the way we think and function in our society, and how this is reflected in everything from pop psychology to plumbing. Zizek's writings have won him a sizable following in the United States, and he's been described as an "academic rock star" in Europe, where his lectures frequently attract sell-out crowds. Filmmaker Astra Taylor followed Slavoj Zizek as he traveled across Europe, South America, and the United States on a speaking tour, and Zizek! captures the man as his mind and tongue both run in fifth gear while he encounters his fans and followers on- and off-stage. Taylor also interviews Zizek off-stage and he offers his thoughts on his public persona, his fame, his reputation among other academics, and his young son's fondness for eating at McDonald's. Zizek! received its North American premiere at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Astra Taylor
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 17, 2005 Limited
- Studio
- Zeitgeist Films
Critic Reviews
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Joshua Glenn, Boston Globe
Zizek is a revolutionary playing a comedian playing a revolutionary. Which makes him worth watching, even in this movie.
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Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
With an exclamation point suggesting the collegial equivalent of Beatlemania, Zizek! is a movie made by a groupie too enamored of her subject to make a satisfying film about him.
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Americans might want to approach him first on the printed page rather than the hyperactive Zizek!
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A.O. Scott, New York Times
If you see only one documentary about a Slovene philosopher this year, it will most likely be Astra Taylor's brisk little film Zizek!
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John Anderson, Newsday
Taylor, making her first feature-length documentary, has the wits to capture the taut mind and disheveled lifestyle of a very funny man.
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