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Wittgenstein
Wittgenstein
7.5
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1,023 Ratings

WITTGENSTEIN

Directed by Derek Jarman
United Kingdom, Japan, 1993
Biography, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

The life story of Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the greatest philosophers of his time, is revealed in a series of sketches. A child prodigy who became a professor at Cambridge, Wittgenstein spent his life distancing himself from his privileged upbringing while coming to terms with his homosexuality.

Synopsis

The life story of Ludwig Wittgenstein, one of the greatest philosophers of his time, is revealed in a series of sketches. A child prodigy who became a professor at Cambridge, Wittgenstein spent his life distancing himself from his privileged upbringing while coming to terms with his homosexuality.

Our take

When Derek Jarman was dared to film a script about a queer philosopher without showing a single buttock, he refrained from ogling sumptuous bottoms but maintained a mischievous outlook. After Wittgenstein’s own aphorisms, cleverness frolics with silliness in this delightfully offbeat biopic.