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Adventures of a Mathematician

  • 20202020
  • 1h 42m
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5.4/10
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Adventures of a Mathematician (2020)
The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.
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The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to cre... Read allThe warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while helping to create the hydrogen bomb and the first computer.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
390
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Thor Klein
  • Writer
    • Thor Klein
  • Stars
    • Philippe Tlokinski
    • Esther Garrel
    • Sam Keeley
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  • Director
    • Thor Klein
  • Writer
    • Thor Klein
  • Stars
    • Philippe Tlokinski
    • Esther Garrel
    • Sam Keeley
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    • 9User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Philippe Tlokinski and Martin Müller in Adventures of a Mathematician (2020)
    Philippe Tlokinski in Adventures of a Mathematician (2020)
    Philippe Tlokinski in Adventures of a Mathematician (2020)
    Adventures of a Mathematician (2020)
    Philippe Tlokinski in Adventures of a Mathematician (2020)
    Philippe Tlokinski in Adventures of a Mathematician (2020)
    Esther Garrel and Philippe Tlokinski in Adventures of a Mathematician (2020)

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    Philippe Tlokinski
    Philippe Tlokinski
    • Stan Ulamas Stan Ulam
    Esther Garrel
    Esther Garrel
    • Françoiseas Françoise
    Sam Keeley
    Sam Keeley
    • Jack Calkinas Jack Calkin
    Joel Basman
    Joel Basman
    • Edward Telleras Edward Teller
    Fabian Kociecki
    • Johnny von Neumannas Johnny von Neumann
    Ryan Gage
    Ryan Gage
    • Robert Oppenheimeras Robert Oppenheimer
    Sabin Tambrea
    Sabin Tambrea
    • Klaus Fuchsas Klaus Fuchs
    Mateusz Wieclawek
    Mateusz Wieclawek
    • Adam Ulamas Adam Ulam
    James Sobol Kelly
    James Sobol Kelly
    • Norris Bradburyas Norris Bradbury
    Alberto Ruano
    Alberto Ruano
    • Carlosas Carlos
    Richard Mason
    • George Dysonas George Dyson
    Camille Moutawakil
    Camille Moutawakil
    • Mici Telleras Mici Teller
    Sally Cowdin
    • Ireneas Irene
    Anne-Catrin Märzke
    • Jackyas Jacky
    Philipp Christopher
    Philipp Christopher
    • Henry Hitchensas Henry Hitchens
    Lucy Bromilow
    Lucy Bromilow
    • Mollyas Molly
    Martin Müller
    • Mathematician at Los Alamosas Mathematician at Los Alamos
    Sonia Epstein
    • Stefania Ulamas Stefania Ulam
    • Director
      • Thor Klein
    • Writer
      • Thor Klein
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    What did I expect?
    I went into this on the hope (unlikely, but one dreams...) of a movie that actually tried to show something of the life of a mathematician, and the excitement of working with physicists at a time when so much physics was coming together.

    But of course we get absolutely ZERO of that. Instead we get precisely the cliches you'd expect -- nuclear weapons are bad, mkay; family life is hard, mkay.

    I don't know what goes through the mind of someone making a movie like this. Everything that is present is present done far better in a thousand other movies. Everything that would make Ulam's life especially interesting, the specific details of intellectual life, are nowhere present. You could have made the same movie about practically anyone in WW2 - family disruption, "bombing Japan, justified or not?", "people die in war". WTF cares. Ulam is ONLY interesting as a mathematician -- and yet we see nothing of that except some uninteresting references to gambling and casinos, as though gabling is the only interesting aspect of measure theory.

    Truly a pointless waste of time.
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    • Release date
      • October 1, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Poland
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • TVP VOD
    • Languages
      • English
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Превратности разума
    • Filming locations
      • Poland
    • Production companies
      • Dragonfly Films
      • ShipsBoy
      • Mirror Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,275
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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