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Hotel Hilbert

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Drama

A brilliant bringing to life of David Hilbert's idea of an infinite hotel. Packed full of references to properties and paradoxes of the infinite, all done with great atmosphere and a great s... Read allA brilliant bringing to life of David Hilbert's idea of an infinite hotel. Packed full of references to properties and paradoxes of the infinite, all done with great atmosphere and a great sense of funA brilliant bringing to life of David Hilbert's idea of an infinite hotel. Packed full of references to properties and paradoxes of the infinite, all done with great atmosphere and a great sense of fun

  • Director
    • Caroline Ross-Pirie
  • Stars
    • Patrick Barlow
    • Susannah Doyle
    • Nicholas Gecks
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
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    • Director
      • Caroline Ross-Pirie
    • Stars
      • Patrick Barlow
      • Susannah Doyle
      • Nicholas Gecks
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    Patrick Barlow
    • Ted Doyle
    Susannah Doyle
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    • Fiona Knight
    Nicholas Gecks
    • Tristram Shandy
    Pat Keen
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    • Penny
    Mark Straker
    • Mr. Schröder
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      • Caroline Ross-Pirie
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    8/10
    About infinite numbers
    The visitors to a strange hotel (named after David Hilbert, a German mathematician who died in 1943) are met with several paradoxes. For one thing, the hotel has an infinite number of rooms, all of which are full. Yet they manage to accommodate the new guests.

    This is an introduction to the idea of infinity and transfinite numbers in mathematics, but aimed at non-mathematicians. As such, it is sometimes seen on UK television in what used to be the Open University slot (BBC2 after midnight). It is told through puzzling conversations between guests and the captivating receptionist, and in discussions between guests themselves.

    It is not intended as a film with a plot, so don't expect one (by that yardstick I'd rate it at 3, saved from a lower score by its brevity). However, if you want an inspirational insight into the joys of infinity (and infinity plus one, infinity plus two, ...), then start here, and record it to re-watch later. On that basis, I vote an 8.

    Warning: this film could make your brain hurt.
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      • 1996 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel Rocce Sarde, S. Pantaleo, Sardinia, Italy
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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