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Based on the true story of the life of brilliant mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. Nash suffered for many years from paranoid schizophrenia and remarkably managed to fight his mental illness and go on to win the Nobel Prize.
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ProducerRon Howard, Brian Grazer
EAN5051368234632
eBay Product ID (ePID)113746609
Product Key Features
ActorJosh Lucas, Christopher Plummer, Judd Hirsch, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Adam Goldberg, Ed Harris, Anthony Rapp, Paul Bettany
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
AwardsBest Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 2001 - Akiva Goldsman, Best Actor 2002 - Russell Crowe, Best Picture 2001 -, Best Actress In A Supporting Role 2002 - Jennifer Connelly, Best Supporting Actress 2002 - Jennifer Connelly
Additional InformationDirector Ron Howard delivers his finest effort with his extraordinary film, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2001. Based loosely on Sylvia Nasar's acclaimed biography of mathematician John Forbes Nash, the film is a compelling look at one man's genius, his debilitating mental illness, and the fine line between the two. A BEAUTIFUL MIND begins with Nash (Russell Crowe) at Princeton, where he struggles to think of an original idea, and the stroke of genius that will make him matter. Nash is eccentric, socially awkward, and extremely competitive. Eventually, he finds the inspiration for his innovative and influential work on 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 dramatize both Nash's mathematical brilliance and his schizophrenia in a compellingly visual manner. Crowe delivers a strong performance, and has real chemistry with Connelly. The two make the film's story about the power of love believable and moving.
ScreenwriterAkiva Goldsman
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleA Beautiful Mind
Director of PhotographyRoger Deakins
Consumer AdviceContains moderate sex references and portrayal of schizophrenia