A Beautiful Mind (A Beautiful Mind)
Directed by: Ron HowardCast list: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly
Country: USA
Year: 2001
Genres: Drama / Biographical /
Runtime: 137 min.
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The film is a biopic of the famed mathematician John Nash and his lifelong struggles with his mental health. Nash enrolled as a graduate student at Princeton University in 1948 and devoted himself to make a worthwhile contribution to the world of mathematics. He finally made a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he turns to teaching, becoming romantically involved with his student Alicia. Meanwhile the government asks his help with breaking Soviet codes, which soon gets him involved in a terrifying conspiracy plot. Nash grows more and more paranoid until a discovery that turns his entire world upside down.
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Subjects: English language / Mathematics / Economy /
Topics: biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / physical and cognitive disabilities or disorders / family, family relationships / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
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