Wittgenstein(1993)

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.

Genre: Drama, History, Comedy

Director: Derek Jarman

Actors: Clancy Chassay, Jill Balcon, Sally Dexter, Gina Marsh, Vania Del Borgo, Ben Scantlebury, Howard Sooley, David Radzinowicz, Jan Latham-Koenig, Tony Peake

Release date: 1993-03-26

Country of origin: Japan, United Kingdom

Length: 1h 15m

Ratings:

• 6.9/10
• 83%