CAST:
Karl Johnson,
Michael Gough,
Tilda Swinton

SCRIPT:
Derek Jarman

PHOTOGRAPHY:
James Welland

Synopsis:
This is a modern stage-style dramatization of the biography of the eccentric 20th century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose main interests were nature and linguistic boundaries. The film follows the life of the great philosopher from a childhood spent in repressive surroundings, illustrated by his family dressing in Roman togas, through World War I, to his education in Cambridge under the supervision of Bertrand Russell, and finally to his early death.
The emphasis is put on Wittgenstein's philosophical ideas, the ideas of a proud, intuitive homosexual, a great thinker of dark moods, often considered a uniquely gifted genius.

color, 75 min