Derek Jarman's WITTGENSTEIN (1993)

The Philosophical Research Society's 7th House Screenings is proud to present avant-garde master Derek Jarman's pentultimate film, a wryly comical, minimalist yet eye-poppingly colorful dramatization of the life of one of history's most revolutionary, yet reluctant, thinkers – WITTGENSTEIN (1993).

A humorous portrait of one of the 20th century’s most influential philosophers. This self-tortured eccentric, who preferred detective fiction and the musicals of Carmen Miranda to Aristotle, is a fitting subject for Jarman’s irreverent imagination. A visually stunning and profoundly entertaining work about modern philosophy and the dark genius that revolutionized it.

Set against a stark black background with vibrantly colored costumes (including a furry, green, philosophy spouting martian) and props and co-starring Michael Gough and a young, scene-stealing Tilda Swinton, WITTGENSTEIN stands out as a wholly unique entry in the (tragically) late career of one of the latter 20th Century's great cinematic auteurs.

Dir. Derek Jarman, 1993, 70 mins, U.K., English, Unrated (Adult Audiences Only), Digital.

Special thanks to Emily Russo of Zeitgeist Films.

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