"基耶斯洛夫斯基的作品以真实眼泪之可怖为始、以虚构眼泪之涌流为终，这样的说法就是非常恰当的了。这些眼泪不是打破保护墙的情不自禁的眼泪，不是个人情感自发性的表现，而是戏剧化的、表演性的眼泪，是重新获得距离的“罐头眼泪”（就像电视演播现场的罐头笑声），或用古罗马诗人的说法，这是“众生皆罪，万物堪怜”（lacrimae rerum），眼泪是公开流给大他者看的，此时我们已不再关心（甚至憎恨）我们正在哀悼的逝者。重新获得的距离关乎陈述和声明之间的裂缝：眼泪是声明，暗含着对立的陈述立场即快乐。" ——齐泽克 为了使电影思想尽快回归智性主流，英国电影协会邀请齐泽克在国家影剧院发表系列讲座，于此汇集成本书。齐泽克的所有著作都雄心勃勃，本书可以看作他通过强化理论雄心来更新电影研究的典范。他运用马克思、弗洛伊德和拉康理论对基耶斯诺夫斯基的电影进行了一场令人眼花缭乱的解读与互证。 像他所有的著作一样，《真实眼泪之可怖》结合了争议和严谨、机智和洞察。它使我们明白，缺乏理论洞见的所谓基础电影分析是不存在的——反之，理论也必须经由对电影的真实热爱，一次次地复活重生。

Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.

1994 film by Krzysztof Kieślowski

Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his dog. At first, the grumpy man shows no concern about the dog, and Valentine decides to keep it. But the two form a bond when she returns to his house and catches him listening to his neighbors’ phone calls.