A Beautiful Mind - Film July 22, 2009

A Beautiful Mind - Film (2001). Directed by Ron Howard. Cast: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly and others. Winning the Oscar for Best Picture in 2001, this film is based loosely on Sylvia Nasar's acclaimed biography of mathematician John Forbes Nash. The film takes a compelling look at one man's genius, his debilitating mental illness and the fine line between the two. Nash (Russell Crowe) is at Princeton, struggling to think of an original idea that will make him count. He is eccentric, socially awkward and extremely competitive. Eventually, he finds the inspiration for his innovative and influential work in game theory. He's chosen for a post at MIT, which includes crucial code-breaking work for the US government. There, he meets a beautiful and brilliant student, Alicia (Jennifer Connelly). They marry but their happiness is threatened, as Nash, belatedly diagnosed as schizophrenic, descends into madness. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman cannily condenses Nash's story, and the film manages to dramatise both Nash's mathematical brilliance and his illness in a compellingly visual manner. Crowe delivers a strong performance and the chemistry he and Connelly share make the film's story about the power of love believable and moving.

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