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Wittgenstein
1993
Directed by
Derek Jarman
69 min
IF PEOPLE NEVER DID SILLY THINGS NOTHING INTELLIGENT WOULD EVER GET DONE.
A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language. A series of sketches depict the unfolding of his life from boyhood, through the era of the first World War, to his eventual Cambridge professorship and association with Bertrand Russell and John Maynard Keynes. The emphasis in these sketches is on the exposition of the ideas of Wittgenstein, a homosexual, and an intuitive, moody, proud, and perfectionistic thinker generally regarded as a genius.
Ratings
3.5
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Details
Release Date
1993-03-26
Runtime
69 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
BFI
Bandung Productions
Film4 Productions
Countries
Japan
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama
History
Comedy