
Wittgenstein
1993 · Film · 72 min
Directed by Derek Jarman
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.
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Anyone interested in both Wittgenstein and film should see Derek Jarman's "Wittgenstein" --
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittgenstein_(film)
I don't know enough to comment on its biographical accuracy but it's a great weird movie by one of the greatest experimental directors of our age.
[Edit: mentioned in TFA but very briefly. Not sure where to watch it now but... internets...]