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Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein

If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.
Mar 26, 19931h 9minGB
6.4
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Synopsis

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.

TitleWittgenstein
RealesedMar 26, 1993
WriterTerry Eagleton
DirectorDerek Jarman
CountryJapan
CompaniesBFI
Clancy Chassay

Clancy Chassay

Young Wittgenstein
Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Ludwig Wittgenstein
Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Betrand Russell
Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

Lady Ottoline Morrell
Kevin Collins

Kevin Collins

Johnny
Nabil Shaban

Nabil Shaban

Martian
Sally Dexter

Sally Dexter

Hermine Wittgenstein
Lynn Seymour

Lynn Seymour

Lydia Lopokova
Jill Balcon

Jill Balcon

Leopoldine Wittgenstein
Gina Marsh

Gina Marsh

Gretyl Wittgenstein
Vanya Del Borgo

Vanya Del Borgo

Helene Wittgenstein
Ben Scantlebury

Ben Scantlebury

Hans Wittgenstein
Howard Sooley

Howard Sooley

Kurt Wittgenstein
David Radzinowicz

David Radzinowicz

Rudolf Wittgenstein
Jan Latham-Koenig

Jan Latham-Koenig

Paul Wittgenstein
John Quentin

John Quentin

John Maynard Keynes
Layla Alexander Garrett

Layla Alexander Garrett

Sophie Janovskaya
Donald McInnes

Donald McInnes

Hairdresser
Tony Peake

Tony Peake

Tutor
Michelle Wade

Michelle Wade

Tutor
Tania Wade

Tania Wade

Tutor
Christopher Hughes

Christopher Hughes

Prisoner
Roger Cook

Roger Cook

Tutor
Anna Campeau

Anna Campeau

Tutor
Mike O'Pray

Mike O'Pray

Tutor
Hussein McGraw

Hussein McGraw

Prisoner
Budge Tremlett

Budge Tremlett

Prisoner
Aisling Magill

Aisling Magill

Schoolgirl
Perry Kadir

Perry Kadir

Artist's Model
Ashley Russell

Ashley Russell

Student
Stuart Bennett

Stuart Bennett

Student
David Mansell

David Mansell

Student
Steven Downes

Steven Downes

Student
Peter Fillingham

Peter Fillingham

Student
Fayez Samara

Fayez Samara

Student
Samantha Cones

Samantha Cones

Cyclist
Kate Temple

Kate Temple

Cyclist
Sarah Graham

Sarah Graham

Cyclist
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