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The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015)

Biography | 108 minutes
3,30 197 votes

Genre: Biography / Drama

Duration: 108 minuten

Country: United Kingdom / United States / Singapore / Hong-Kong / United Arab Emirates / India

Directed by: Matt Brown

Stars: Jeremy Irons, Dev Patel and Toby Jones

IMDb score: 7,2 (64.003)

Releasedate: 8 April 2016

The Man Who Knew Infinity plot

"What does it take to prove the impossible?"

Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar (Dev Patel) grew up in the poor environment of Madras in India. During World War I, he is admitted to Cambridge University where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories under the guidance of his professor, GH Hardy (Jeremy Irons).

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Srinivasa Ramanujan

G. H. Hardy

Littlewood

Sir Francis Spring

Major MacMahon

Bertrand Russell

Chandra Mahalanobis

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Movsin

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"The Man who knew Infinity" is a classically constructed biopic that unfortunately has a bit against the subject. The scientific research of a mathematician is precisely not a matter that belongs to the general sphere of interest and has a chance of being experienced as fascinating. There is therefore a real chance that the commitment of the scientist and the associated scenes will not be felt emotionally. In my opinion, best scene is also Jeremy Irons' plea to have his protege Ramanujan accepted by the college of professors.

Film does not fail to underline a certain bias, call it racism, towards Indians.

A good score because of the neat acting. Jeremy Irons guarantees his job, Dev Patel is no longer unknown ("Slundog Millionaire", "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"...) and Toby Jones as a kind of Dr Watson and even neat in his military attire.

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mrklm

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Although the title refers to Srinivasa Ramanujan [Dev Patel], who became one of the most brilliant and admired mathematicians of the 20th century despite his lack of education and the (racist-based) contempt for his background, this biographical drama focuses on GH Hardy [Jeremy Irons], the man who brought Ramanujan to England and acted as his mentor and defender. There is attention to the open racism Ramanujan faced from 1914, especially in a scene with Sir Francis Spring [Stephen Fry] and there is solid supporting work from Toby Jones as mathematician John Edensor Littlewood, another mainstay of the establishment eyed Ramunajan with suspicion. What is missing is a deepening of the main character himself, both with regard to his prior years and the impact of his move from India to England during WWI. Patel and Irons can hardly be blamed, they deliver excellent acting performances.

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Roger Thornhill

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What you could accuse this film of is precisely what is characteristic of this kind of English film: extremely well cared for in terms of sets, clothing and dialogues, but because of this the classic design and the stiff upper lip threaten to overpower the emotions , at least for those who are bothered by that somewhat cool "top layer". Fortunately, I myself rarely suffer from that, and certainly not with this film, where Patel regularly shoots out of his head, Irons hardly dares to make eye contact and Jones very friendly tries to mediate. The romantic subplot that some people fall over here makes it clear how much Ramanujan will miss his home. All in all, a fascinating film about a man of incomprehensible brilliance, even though afterwards I am left with the same question as Hardy: where did all those insights come from? (Incidentally, as for Stephen Fry's part, if it had been any smaller, he wouldn't even have needed to be credited.)

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