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Wittgenstein

If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.

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  • Drama
  • Comedy
  • History

Overview

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.

Keywords

  • biography
  • lgbt
  • gay theme

Details

Status
Released
Release date
March 26, 1993
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Japan, United Kingdom
Director
Derek Jarman
Cinematography
James Welland
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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