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.
Stars: Clancy Chassay, Karl Johnson, Michael Gough, Tilda Swinton, Kevin Collins, Nabil Shaban
Crew: Derek Jarman (Director), Sandy Powell (Costume Design), Jan Latham-Koenig (Original Music Composer), Terry Eagleton (Writer), James Welland (Director of Photography), Budge Tremlett (Editor)
Country: Japan, United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: BFI, Bandung Productions, Film4 Productions
Runtime: 75 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 26, 1993
IMDb: 4.7
