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Summary
ŽIŽEK! trails the thinker as he crisscrosses the globe, racing from New York City lecture halls, through the streets of Buenos Aires, and even stopping at home in Ljubljana, Slovenia. All the while Žižek obsessively reveals the invisible workings of ideology through his unique blend of Lacanian psychoanalysis, Marxism, and critique of pop culture.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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- Directed by
- Astra Taylor
- Written by
- Astra Taylor
- Produced by
- Lawrence Konner
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Facts
November 18, 2005 · 1 h 11 min · Documentary
- Released
- November 18, 2005
- Runtime
- 1 h 11 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- English
- Also spoken
- Slovenian, Spanish
- Made in
- Canada, United States
- Available in
- 2 countries
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Is Žižek! worth watching?
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, and Metacritic 51). Audiences rate it higher (69 out of 100) than critics (58).
Can I half-watch Žižek!?
No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for philosophical and 7 for complexity.
Is Žižek! plot-driven or character-driven?
Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (9 of 10) and character depth (6 of 10) more than on its plot.