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Release Date:
4 January 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Only Thing Greater Than the Power of the Mind is the Courage of the Heart more
Plot:
After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish. full summary | full synopsis
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Nobel Prize
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Princeton
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Student
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Mathematician
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars.
Another 27 wins
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49 nominations
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(232 articles)
Decade in Review: 2001 Top Ten
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Gordon Willis, Ron Howard, Dana Delany: Governors Awards 2009
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(From FilmExperience. 17 November 2009, 8:41 PM, PST)
Gordon Willis, Ron Howard, Dana Delany: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 5:16 PM, PST)
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John Nash, schizophrenic genius.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Russell Crowe | ... | John Nash |
 | Ed Harris | ... | Parcher |
 | Jennifer Connelly | ... | Alicia Nash |
 | Christopher Plummer | ... | Dr. Rosen |
 | Paul Bettany | ... | Charles |
 | Adam Goldberg | ... | Sol |
 | Josh Lucas | ... | Hansen |
 | Anthony Rapp | ... | Bender |
 | Jason Gray-Stanford | ... | Ainsley |
 | Judd Hirsch | ... | Helinger |
 | Austin Pendleton | ... | Thomas King |
 | Vivien Cardone | ... | Marcee |
 | Jillie Simon | ... | Bar Co-Ed (as Jill M. Simon) |
 | Victor Steinbach | ... | Professor Horner |
 | Tanya Clarke | ... | Becky |
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Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, sexual content and a scene of violence.
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135 min
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Malaysia:U |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:PG (Alberta) |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:12 |
Finland:K-11 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Hungary:14 |
Ireland:12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:11 |
Peru:14 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #38595) |
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Strictly speaking, John Nash didn't win the Nobel Prize because there isn't a prize for Economics or Mathematics. (Alfred Nobel who willed his estate to the Nobel foundation saw no need for a prize in mathematics.) In 1969 the Swedish Central Bank established the "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel". This prize is presented in the same ceremony and is therefore often mistaken for a proper Nobel Prize. It is even often referred to as the "Nobel Prize in Economics" in daily conversation; the fictional character of President Jed Bartlet on "The West Wing" was also presented as a Nobel Prize winner (for economics) with the show also not making the real-world distinctions.
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Factual errors: Alfred Nobel's name is misspelled as "Noble" on the rostrum.
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Featured in "Inside the Actors Studio: (#10.6)" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331
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Is it possible to read Nash's dissertation online?Did the real John Nash have delusions of a college roommate and a Communist conspiracy to smuggle a nuclear bomb into the U.S.?
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John Nash is something of a mathematical wizard. Constantly searching for something with which to make his name, he finds his calling by code breaking for the government. But with that comes a sense of paranoia and pretty soon John is sliding desperately into schizophrenia.
There is a school of thought that says any decent film about the mentally ill or afflicted is a sure fire way to attract the awards givers. Personally it bothers me that it bothers me that people view these films in this demeaning manner. If a story is worth telling then lets get it out there for all to see, would the cinema world and all those stuffy film lovers really be happy if film makers didn't tell these remarkable stories?. A Beautiful Mind is one such picture that divides opinions, although exemplary made and well put together, it doesn't adhere quite to the facts of Nash's life, it's an interpretation that smooths out the drama by way of delivering a safe biography. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning four for Best Film, Best Director {Ron Howard}, Best Supporting Actress {Jennifer Connelly} and Best Adapted Screenplay {Akiva Goldsman adapting from the book by Sylvia Nash}. Yet as great as that roll call is, the big surprise is the omission of a win for Russell Crowe in the Best Actor category, for as tidy and engrossing as the film is, it's because of the big Kiwi that the film breaks free of your standard emotional heart tugger. It's a superlative performance from Crowe and his not winning is probably more to do with his much publicised dust up at the BAFTAS a few weeks before the Oscar ceremony than his undoubted acting ability.
The film as a whole should not be viewed as a representation of John Nash's life, many important things from Sylvia Nash's book have been omitted. But crucially it's important to note that in making this film, the makers have brought Nobel Prize winner Nash to the publics attention, whilst simultaneously giving awareness to the sadness of those suffering with schizophrenia. So it's far from perfect in its portrayal of Nash the man, but ultimately the cinematic world is a far better place when the likes of A Beautiful Mind are being made and the film lovers are flocking to see it, and then some. 8/10