Word: tractatus
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...language of ancient film, of Eisenstein, Griffith, of the great American avant-garde filmmakers of the 1920s and 30s.” The filmmaker is fascinated not just by history but also by this sense of how film and images communicate meaning to an audience. “Wittgenstein Tractatus,” Forgács’s tribute to Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, is a particularly meditative piece about the ways perception and communication affect our world. Forgács clearly enjoys questioning his audience and provoking thoughts and reactions through his documentaries. Despite his clear admiration...