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Jacques Lacan Speaks (1982)

Directed by Françoise Wolff
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Plot

Typically controversial speech by psychoanalyst/philosopher Lacan is disrupted by a student, ridiculing such public intellectuals. Lacan refuses to allow security to haul off the student, lets him speak and incorporates such criticisms into his presentation. The packed performance took place at the Catholic University of Louvain on October 13, 1972, with Lacan interrelating death, language, love, alienation, paranoia and life. His talk is followed by a probing interview of Lacan on his concepts of psychoanalysis, conducted by the director, Belgian documentarian Francoise Wolff. One of only 2 known filmed appearances by Lacan, both by Wolff, who also made documentaries of Albert Einstein and Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Genres

Documentary

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleJacques Lacan Parle
Original languageFrançais (FR)
Spoken languagesFrançais
Production countriesBelgium
StatusReleased
Production companiesRTBF
Release date1 gennaio 1982
EditingJosee Van Den Driessche
CinematographyChristian Carez, Gérard Collet, Youri Pachkoff
Assistant directorsFrançoise Wolff
Camera operatorsChristian Carez, Youri Pachkoff
Additional photographyChristian Carez, Youri Pachkoff
MusicOlivier Opdebeeck, Albert Rupf
SoundOlivier Opdebeeck, Albert Rupf

Release dates

Physical media

United States / Jan 01, 2006 / Filmed in 1972, originally completed and broadcast in 1982, not distributed in U.S. until 2006 by Icarus Films for educational purposes only.

TV

Belgium / Jan 01, 1982 / The seminar was filmed on October 13, 1972 as clearly stated in the film, but the documentary was not broadcast until 1982, clearly indicated by the fact that the beginning of the documentary gives Lacan's year of death as 1981. Attributions of a U.S. release date in '71 or '72 are not the result of due diligence on the part of those attempting to make an entry.

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