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The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016 · 108 min

A quiet, earnest biographical drama that immerses you in intellectual struggle and quiet perseverance, with a melancholic undertow.

Directed by: Matt Brown
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Toby Jones

Tagline: What does it take to prove the impossible?
Overview: Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.

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Directed by: Matt Brown
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Toby Jones

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
ambition
race
family
Places: big city
school
single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Humour	2
Realism	9
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Tension	4
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Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Matt Brown
Written by: Matt Brown
Starring: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Toby Jones, Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry, Kevin McNally, Jeremy Northam, Anthony Calf
Music: Coby Brown
Cinematography: Larry Smith
Runtime: 108 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: Sanskrit, English, Tamil

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