Jacques Derrida
Birthday: 1930-07-15
Place of Birth: El Biar, French Algeria
Biography: Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher, born in Algeria. Derrida is best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction, which he discussed in numerous texts, and developed in the context of phenomenology. He is one of the major figures associated with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy.
Movies
Ghost Dance
Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the comp...
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Hamlet Within
A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William S...
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Memoirs of the Blind
In 1990, the Louvre invited the French philosopher Jacques Derrida to create a visual and philosophi...
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Derrida's Elsewhere
An exploration of the life and ideas of Jacques Derrida (1930-2004)....
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Derrida
Documentary about French philosopher (and author of deconstructionism) Jacques Derrida, who sparked ...
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Nom à la mer
In the city of Nijar in Spain, the balsa of Isabel Esteva is a place in the open air where waters ar...
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De tout cœur
"De tout cœur", editing by Safaa Fathy,2005 – During Jacques Derrida ’s last years, Safaa Fathy film...
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Pourquoi la guerre aujourd’hui?
On 19 February 2003, four days after an international day of protest against the imminent invasion o...
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Cameraperson
As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Jo...
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Jacques Lacan, la psychanalyse réinventée
Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, heir to Sigmund Freud and the English school of psychoanalysis, pass...
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Jacques Derrida, le courage de la pensée
A look back at the life of Jacques Derrida, on the 10th anniversary of the philosopher's death....
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Deconstructivist Architects
By the end of the 1980's a new architectural sensibility challenged the prevailing post-Modern attit...
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Arrows of Time
An experimental journey to trace the lost ‘Arrows of Time’. Diary footage from the Director’s own ob...
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