March 14th is Pi Day, which is held annually to celebrate the
mathematical constant; it is also the birthday of Albert Einstein (born
March 14th 1879). Often the two events are celebrated together. To
commemorate Pi Day, films about Mathematics will be focussed on as the
theme for today... enjoy!
1 A Beautiful Mind (2001) Director Ron Howard
Academy
Award winning film based on the real life of Nobel Prize Winner John
Nash (played by Russell Crowe) and his struggles with
schizophrenia-Crowe is great in his portrayal, which won him an Oscar
nomination...
2 Straw Dogs (1971) Director Sam Peckinpah
Brutal
film about a mathematician who moves into a British town and ends up
the victim of the local bullies-not for the faint hearted...
3 Good Will Hunting (1997) Director Gus Van Sant
A
gifted janitor (Matt Damon) at MIT finds help from a professor (Robin
Williams) to excel at mathematics-Williams won an Academy Award for his
portrayal...
4 Pi (1998) Director Darren Aronofsky
Low budget thriller about a paranoid mathematician who attempts to stop catastrophe with mathematics...
I hope the above list of films will provide hours of enlightening entertainment-enjoy!
Dianezy
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