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6.4/10 • 79

1993-03-261h 15m

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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.

Directors
Derek Jarman
Writters
Terry Eagleton, Derek Jarman, Ken Butler
Editors
Terry Eagleton, Derek Jarman, Budge Tremlett

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  1. Clancy Chassay

    Clancy Chassay

    Young Wittgenstein

  2. Karl Johnson

    Karl Johnson

    Ludwig Wittgenstein

  3. Michael Gough

    Michael Gough

    Betrand Russell

  4. Tilda Swinton

    Tilda Swinton

    Lady Ottoline Morrell

  5. Kevin Collins

    Kevin Collins

    Johnny

  6. Nabil Shaban

    Nabil Shaban

    Martian

  7. Sally Dexter

    Sally Dexter

    Hermine Wittgenstein

  8. Lynn Seymour

    Lynn Seymour

    Lydia Lopokova

  9. Jill Balcon

    Jill Balcon

    Leopoldine Wittgenstein

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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