One of controversial gay filmmaker Derek Jarman's final efforts, WITTGENSTEIN affords filmgoers a generous taste of his sensibilities in the form of a humorous, highly stylized portrait of one of the 20th century's most influential philosophers.
From the onset, the British filmmaker puts his distinctive stamp on the life of Ludwig Von Wittgenstein, engineering a terrific opening sequence in which viewers are introduced to various overdressed members of Ludwig's exceedingly eccentric--and filthy rich--family. As a young man, Wittgenstein
studies under Bertrand Russell at Cambridge and later returns to teach, spending many of his happiest days attempting to defi...
Released:
1993
Rated:
NR
Length:
71 mins