Wittgenstein (film)
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Running time | 72 minutes[2] |
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Budget | £300,000 ($450,000)[1] |
Box office | $40,029[3] |
Wittgenstein is a 1993
The original screenplay by literary critic Terry Eagleton was heavily rewritten during pre-production and shooting by Jarman, radically altering the style and structure, although retaining much of Eagleton's dialogue. The story is not played out in a traditional setting, but rather against a black backdrop within which the actors and key props are placed, as if in a theatre setting.
The film was originally part of a series of 12 films on the life and ideas of philosophers, produced by Ali on behalf of
Plot
The film, in a series of sketches, depicts Wittgenstein's life from boyhood, through the first World War period to his Cambridge professorship and association with Bertrand Russell and John Maynard Keynes. The emphasis is on the exposition of his ideas and depicts his characteristics as a homosexual, an intuitive, moody, proud, and perfectionistic thinker, and a genius.
Cast
- Clancy Chassay as young Wittgenstein
- Karl Johnson as adult Wittgenstein
- Nabil Shaban as Martian
- Michael Gough as Bertrand Russell
- Tilda Swinton as Lady Ottoline Morrell[5]
- John Quentin as Maynard Keynes
- Kevin Collins as Johnny
- Lynn Seymour as Lydia Lopokova
Script
- ISBN 978-0-85170-397-8
Award
- Teddy Award for best feature film, 1993[6]
Reception
Critical reception for the film has been generally positive and the movie holds a rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 reviews.[7] Derek Elley of Variety described it as an "immaculately lensed, intellectual joke" with a "gay subtext".[1]
It opened the
See also
References
- ^ a b c Elley, Derek (23 February 1993). "Film Reviews: Wittgenstein". Variety. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Wittgenstein". British Board of Film Classification. 3 March 1993.
- ^ "1993 Film Grosses". Variety. 24 January 1994. p. 14.
- ^ Rowland Wymer Derek Jarman, p. 158, at Google Books
- ^ Tindle, Hannah (14 June 2017). "Tilda Swinton's Most Fabulous Character to Date". anothermag.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Derek Jarman Smiling in Slow Motion, p. 324, at Google Books
- ^ "Wittgenstein". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Popular philosophy". Screen International. 2 April 1993. p. 17.
External links
- Wittgenstein at IMDb
- Wittgenstein at AllMovie
- Wittgenstein at Rotten Tomatoes