Genius
(2017– )
The story of Albert Einstein, seen through glimpses of his twilight years and flashbacks to his time as a student in Munich and Zürich in the 1890s.
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Title: Einstein: Chapter One (25 Apr 2017)
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| Geoffrey Rush | ... | Albert Einstein | |
| Johnny Flynn | ... | Young Albert Einstein | |
| Samantha Colley | ... | Mileva Maric | |
| Richard Topol | ... | Fritz Haber | |
| Michael McElhatton | ... | Dr. Philipp Lenard | |
| Emily Watson | ... | Elsa Einstein | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Hermann Einstein | |
| Shannon Tarbet | ... | Marie Winteler | |
| Charity Wakefield | ... | Betty | |
| Alistair Petrie | ... | Heinrich Weber | |
| Vincent Kartheiser | ... | Raymond Geist | |
| Claire Rushbrook | ... | Pauline Einstein | |
| Nicholas Rowe | ... | Jost Winteler | |
| Henry Goodman | ... | Walther Rathenau | |
| Helen Monks | ... | Maja Einstein | |
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The story of Albert Einstein, seen through glimpses of his twilight years and flashbacks to his time as a student in Munich and Zürich in the 1890s.
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Young Albert Einstein: Oh, no sir, I've already solved it.
Luitpold Math Teacher: Leave. Now.
Young Albert Einstein: On what offence?
Luitpold Math Teacher: Your mere presence spoils the respect of the class for me.
Young Albert Einstein: That is not an objective reason.
Luitpold Math Teacher: Out!
Young Albert Einstein: Natural log of constant multiplied by x equals natural log of one plus v squared. And since v equals y over x. That gives us the final function: x squared plus y squared minus c x cubed equals zero. And speaking truthfully sir, your ...
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Johnny Flynn, who plays the young Albert Einstein, was born on Einstein's 104th birthday (March 14, 1983). See more »Goofs
When Albert meets Mileva, he uses the phrase "from the smallest molecule to the largest galaxy." Both the term 'galaxy' and the concept of galaxies of varying sizes were not used until sometime after Edwin Hubble's work was published in 1924. See more »Quotes
Luitpold Math Teacher: Herr Einstein, are you still too busy contemplating the secrets of the cosmos to solve this equation?Young Albert Einstein: Oh, no sir, I've already solved it.
Luitpold Math Teacher: Leave. Now.
Young Albert Einstein: On what offence?
Luitpold Math Teacher: Your mere presence spoils the respect of the class for me.
Young Albert Einstein: That is not an objective reason.
Luitpold Math Teacher: Out!
Young Albert Einstein: Natural log of constant multiplied by x equals natural log of one plus v squared. And since v equals y over x. That gives us the final function: x squared plus y squared minus c x cubed equals zero. And speaking truthfully sir, your ...
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Genius is the first scripted drama from National Geographic. It is also from the makers of the Oscar winning A Beautiful Mind.
The first episode is directed by Ron Howard whose opening shot is set in Berlin 1922. A Jewish businessman is shot and his car bombed, we then see a Jewish newspaper article in flames which leads to the next cut of the same Jewish newspaper article with Albert Einstein (Geoffrey Rush) copulating with his assistant Betty (Charity Wakefield.)
A drama about the renowned physicist is split into several time- lines. The older Einstein is played by Rush, celebrated and also reviled for his theories and religion. His more earthier wife, Elsa (Emily Watson) warns him of the rising tide of antisemitism in Germany. His lecture room is filled to brim and Howard uses further visual trickery to demonstrate his embryonic theories of time and relativity.
We also see the younger Albert in Munich 1894 played by Johnny Flynn. A brash know it all when it comes to physics and maths but not so about other subjects. His tutors despair of his insolence and his father about getting into trouble at college. Young Albert is in danger of not getting a degree and ends up studying in Switzerland where his ideas at least do not lead to threats of expulsion and also some flirtatious behaviour.
The film has good production values and lots of British actors doing 'ze German accents.' The script has its share of clunkiness and stereotypical characters. Albert's father is stern and does not quiet understand him. His mother is loving and cares more for him than his father.
A bravura performance from Rush as the older Albert but I am not sure I wish to spend ten episodes (with a second series already announced) learning about the life of Albert Einstein and see Rush being randy all the time.