Wittgenstein
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.
Directed by Derek Jarman · Written by Derek Jarman
Cast
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Clancy Chassay Young Wittgenstein -
Karl Johnson Ludwig Wittgenstein -
Michael Gough Betrand Russell -
Tilda Swinton Lady Ottoline Morrell - Kevin Collins Johnny
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Nabil Shaban Martian -
Sally Dexter Hermine Wittgenstein -
Lynn Seymour Lydia Lopokova -
Jill Balcon Leopoldine Wittgenstein - Gina Marsh Gretyl Wittgenstein
- Vanya Del Borgo Helene Wittgenstein
- Ben Scantlebury Hans Wittgenstein
Trailers & Videos
Make it a double feature
1h 55m together
Wittgenstein
Projections
Both from Derek Jarman.
