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Unpublished Guattari sci-fi screenplay discovered

publication · 2026-04-24

A previously unknown science-fiction screenplay by Félix Guattari, titled "Un amour d'UIQ," has been discovered in his archives. The project, intended for a mainstream audience, was to be directed by American filmmaker Robert Kramer. The screenplay features an entity called Univers Infra Quark (UIQ), an intelligent being from the infinitely small that is contacted by a group of marginalized youths. Guattari aimed to create a cinematic character with a schizo-subjectivity, dispersed like a virus, opposing traditional ego-based characters. The book, published by Amsterdam, includes essays by Silvia Maglioni, Graeme Thomson, and Isabelle Mangou, along with documents such as letters and notes tracing the screenplay's evolution from 1979 to 1987. The project is described as political, touching on individual desire and collective work, with subversive psychoanalytic means.

Key facts

  • Félix Guattari's unpublished sci-fi screenplay 'Un amour d'UIQ' discovered in his archives.
  • The screenplay was to be directed by American filmmaker Robert Kramer.
  • The story features an entity called Univers Infra Quark (UIQ) contacted by marginalized youths.
  • Guattari aimed to create a character with schizo-subjectivity, opposed to traditional ego-based characters.
  • The book includes essays by Silvia Maglioni, Graeme Thomson, and Isabelle Mangou.
  • Documents include letters, notes, and another screenplay tracing the project's evolution from 1979 to 1987.
  • The project is political, addressing individual desire and collective work.
  • Published by Amsterdam.

Entities

Artists

  • Félix Guattari
  • Robert Kramer
  • Silvia Maglioni
  • Graeme Thomson
  • Isabelle Mangou
  • Marcel Duchamp
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Marcel Proust
  • Ridley Scott

Institutions

  • Amsterdam (publisher)

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