The Life of David Gale

     

The Life of David Gale2003

The Life of David Gale is a 2003 film about a man who opposes capital punishment who is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row. more »


David Gale:
[Giving a lecture to his college students] Fantasies have to be unrealistic. Because the minute- the second- that you get what you want, you don't- you can't- want it anymore.

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  • Kay Mitchell
    Kay Mitchell
    "Fantasies have to be unrealistic. Because the moment, the second that you get what you seek, you don’t, you can’t want it anymore.
    In order to continue to exist, desire must have its objects perpetually absent. It’s not the “it” that you want, it’s the Fantasy of “it”. So, desire supports crazy fantasies."
    ~ Jacques LaCan 
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