Think it's been mentioned before, but here's the full reference:
Slavoj Zizek, _The Fright of Real Tears: Krzysztof Kieslowski: Between Theory and Post-Theory_
(London: BFI Publishing, 2001). ISBN 0 85170 754 8 pbk; ISBN 0 85170 755 6 hbk.
blurb on the back: 'Theory in film studies, as elsewhere, is in crisis. The once-dominant
psychoanalytic paradigm is contested by cognitive models and 'Post-Theory'. In the background
is a wider crisis in clutural studies, particularly as regards the public role of the
politically-engaged intellectual.
In this major new study, Slavoj Zizek challenges both cognitivist-historicist accounts of
cinema, and conventional film theory. Urging a more complex understanding of Lacan, Zizek
seeks to revitalise psychoanalytic approaches to cinema, in defiance of the reductions of
Post-Theory, and in so doing opens up new pathways in cultural and critical thought.
Zizek's theoretical arguments are substantiated by provocative and illuminating analyses of
the work of thepolish director Kyzysztof Kieslowski, from his early documentary films of
everyday life to the celebrated _Decalogue_ and _Three Colours_ series. In addition Zizek
embroiders his text with characteristically dazzling asides -- concerned with everything from
Christian doctrine and the New Age obscurities of much of today's popular culture to the
nature of cyberspace, the films of David Lynch, 'multivitamin'-flavoured fruit drinks, and
Kleist's reading of Kant.
Hope this helps those interested track it down and lets the rest of you know a little
something. And for those fetishists out there, the design is beautiful.
> zizeks recent work on Kieslovskij! Where? Title....
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Dr Greg Hainge, Lecturer in French
Centre for European Studies, Adelaide University SA 5005.
tel: (Int. + 61) (08) 8303 5659, fax: 8303 5241
http://www.geocities.com/ghainge/
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