Lacanian Psychoanalysis in Berlin
A Lacanian reading of Marty Supreme reveals a film structured by obsessional desire, maternal enigma, paternal absence, and the fantasy of total satisfaction. Marty’s pursuit of table-tennis supremacy becomes an Oedipal drama of deferral, humiliation, and lack, culminating in a fragile symbolic reorientation before the child he can no longer disavow.
The text discusses the motivations behind becoming a psychoanalyst, emphasizing that intentions of healing and understanding typically stem from fantasy, which misaligns with the true role of an analyst. It argues that actual desire for analysis emerges only through personal analytic experience, leading to a novel relation to suffering and desire, independent of moral goals.
Lacan reminds us: love is not necessarily mutual. In analysis, it is the patient who loves, and the analyst who listens. This non-reciprocal love—far from being cold—is what makes psychoanalysis possible. Only by refusing to mirror love can the analyst help transform it, rather than dissolve it.
This seminar offers a deep dive into Lacan's psychoanalytic approach. The second installment spans five sessions, covering topics like transference, diagnosis, interpretations, the analyst's desire, and clinical case study building. It's open to all, whether or not they attended the first part. The hybrid format combines in-person and Zoom sessions.
Leon Brenner 