Iluminace 2001, 13(1):23-34

Encountering the Real

Tyson Leuchter

An analysis of Jan Švankmajer's 1982 short film The Possibilities of Dialogue, consisting of three parts: the Substantive Dialogue, the Passionate Dialogue and the Exhaustive Dialogue. The theoretical interpretation of the film is based on the ideas of two authors. They are Slavoj Žižek and Jacques Lacan. The Absence of Dialogue in Film, The Subject and The Real.

Keywords: Possibilities of Dialogue 1982, symbol in film, short film, dialogues, film aesthetics, film semiotics

Published: March 1, 2001  Show citation

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