Review by unofficial reviewer
Extremely well made historical film with superb acting by both Irons & Patel about a mathematician genius from India and all the societal obstacles he faced in early 20th century England.
Wonderful, wonderful!
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| Title Statement | The man who knew infinity [DVD] / Animus Films ; produced by Edward R. Pressman and Jim Young ; written and directed by Matthew Brown. |
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| Additional Contributors | Kanigel, Robert |
| Brown, Matthew,1985- | |
| Irons, Jeremy,1948- | |
| Patel, Dev,1990- | |
| Sinclair, Malcolm,1950- | |
| Publication | [Toronto]: Distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media,[2016] |
| Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (109 min.) |
| ISBN | (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 629159057644 |
| Other Number | 3069363 |
| General Notes | DVD. Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. Based on the book by Robert Kanigel. Widescreen version. |
| Performance Credits | Jeremy Irons, Dev Patel, Malcolm Sinclair, Raghuvir Joshi, Dhritiman Chatterjee. |
| Audience & Ratings | CHV rating: PG. |
| Languages | Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| System Details | DVD, Dolby 5.1 surround. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | "The story of the life and academic career of the pioneer Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his friendship with his mentor, Professor G.H. Hardy"--www.imdb.com. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Mathematicians--Fiction--India |
| Mathematicians--Fiction--England | |
| By Name | Ramanujan Aiyangar, Srinivasa,1887-1920 |
| Hardy, G. H.(Godfrey Harold),1877-1947 | |
| By Genre | Biographical films |
| Feature films | |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
