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.

Cast

Clancy Chassay

Young Wittgenstein

Karl Johnson

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Michael Gough

Betrand Russell

Tilda Swinton

Lady Ottoline Morrell

Kevin Collins

Johnny

Nabil Shaban

Martian

Sally Dexter

Hermine Wittgenstein

Lynn Seymour

Lydia Lopokova

Jill Balcon

Leopoldine Wittgenstein

Gina Marsh

Gretyl Wittgenstein

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

Derek Jarman

Writer

Takashi Asai

Executive Producer

Ben Gibson

Executive Producer

Tariq Ali

Producer

Clips & Videos

Wittgenstein, di Derek Jarman - Trailer

Wittgenstein: This is a very pleasant pineapple