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Release Date:
10 July 1998 (USA)
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Plot:
A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature. full summary | full synopsis
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An excellent mathematical sci-fi thriller.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Gullette | ... | Maximillian Cohen | |
| Mark Margolis | ... | Sol Robeson | |
| Ben Shenkman | ... | Lenny Meyer | |
| Pamela Hart | ... | Marcy Dawson | |
| Stephen Pearlman | ... | Rabbi Cohen | |
| Samia Shoaib | ... | Devi | |
| Ajay Naidu | ... | Farrouhk | |
| Kristyn Mae-Anne Lao | ... | Jenna | |
| Espher Lao Nieves | ... | Jenna's Mom | |
| Joanne Gordon | ... | Mrs. Ovadia | |
| Lauren Fox | ... | Jenny Robeson | |
| Stanley Herman | ... | Moustacheless Man | |
| Clint Mansell | ... | Photographer | |
| Tom Tumminello | ... | Ephraim | |
| Henri Falconi | ... | Kaballah Scholar |
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3,14159265358 (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for language and some disturbing images.
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84 min
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Netherlands:12 |
Iceland:12 |
Hungary:16 |
Brazil:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
New Zealand:R13 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Backstories for the characters Max and Sol were conceived by Sean Guilette and Darren Aronofsky, but never written for the film. They included: Max was proved to be a math prodigy very young, and soon attended Columbia University, where he met Sol, an Russian expatriate, who was captured by American Forces and was given the chance to assist in the building of nuclear weapons because of his great math prowess, he refused, and was relocated to Siberia, where he was soon let out, and got a job teaching math at Columbia University. If you look closely at Sol's wrists, you can see prison tattoos.
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Factual errors: When Robeson is discussing Archimedes' Principle with Max, he states the definition of density as weight per volume. Density actually refers to mass per volume. Any scientist or mathematician would not mistakenly say weight, as weight is an unpopular measurement among them.
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Maximillian Cohen:
11:15, restate my assumptions: 1. Mathematics is the language of nature. 2. Everything around us can be represented and understood through numbers. 3. If you graph these numbers, patterns emerge. Therefore: There are patterns everywhere in nature.
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Featured in 2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1998) (TV)
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Angel
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I am generally wary of movie portrayals of scientists and people who are supposedly scientific geniuses. It seems that most movie-makers are not scientifically inclined and never manage to do a convincing job. Pi, however, is a very interesting movie and Sean Gullette does a reaonably good job of portraying a genius on the edge of insanity. My fears that this would be another typical bad science movie were quelled very quickly, never to return again. Of course, they didn't get all the details down pat, but most of it was believable (or close) and some of it was correct. Comments on science aside though, I think this was one of the more interesting, and certainly one of the most original, movies I have seen this year.There are provocative metaphors hidden (well, not very deeply) throughout the movie (esp. the bugs), and the subject is so completely novel that it is really worth seeing. In conclusion I would say that if you think a movie about number theory would be boring, in regard to this movie you would be wrong. If, like me, you think a movie about number theory would be exciting but probably done badly, then you will have to accept that this movie is not really about number theory, but about a number theorist. As far as the execution goes though, you needn't worry about it, it is a pleasant relief from the usual.