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WITTGENSTEIN
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About the DVD
Director: Derek JarmanFormat: PAL
Language: English (subtitles HOH Dutch)
Region: All
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Number of Discs: 1
Rating: M
DVD Release Date: 01/07/2008
Run Time: 69MINTBC
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Special features
- Introduction by Ian Christie, Philosopher and Historian
- Interview with Tariq Ali, Producer
- Interviews with Tilda Swinton and Karl Johnson
- Behind the Scenes
- The Clearing: a short film with Derek Jarman
- Gallery
Synopsis
A bold, offbeat biopic of the great Viennese philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein, personalised in Derek Jarman's unique style to address the politics and sexuality of the troubled intellectual.
Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once stated that philosophy ought to be written like poetry, and Jarman, a similarly inspired artistic talent, responded with great creative energy to a Channel 4 commission to make a film about the iconic thinker.
Wittgenstein is full of arresting visuals and compelling performances from Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton (Orlando, Caravaggio), and Karl Johnson (The Illusionist), who brilliantly captures Wittgenstein in all his torment and drama. Jarman's penultimate film, it is infused with the sense of artistic adventure, intelligence and playfulness that characterised the great director's life and work.
Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein once stated that philosophy ought to be written like poetry, and Jarman, a similarly inspired artistic talent, responded with great creative energy to a Channel 4 commission to make a film about the iconic thinker.
Wittgenstein is full of arresting visuals and compelling performances from Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton (Orlando, Caravaggio), and Karl Johnson (The Illusionist), who brilliantly captures Wittgenstein in all his torment and drama. Jarman's penultimate film, it is infused with the sense of artistic adventure, intelligence and playfulness that characterised the great director's life and work.
