This story takes
place in the 1910’s. Srinivasa
Ramanujan lives in Madras, India.
He lives and breathes mathematics and he is confident that he knows
what he’s doing. It’s an instinct for
him. He is invited by G.H. Hardy
to attend Trinity College at Cambridge, England, UK. Janaki is his young wife and he must leave her behind with
his mother in Madras. G.H. Hardy
recognizes the genius in Ramaujan but he’s hard on him at the same time. He forces Ramanujan to show the proofs
for his calculations.
It’s a struggle for Ramanujan
at Trinity and no one knows just how difficult it is for him because he doesn’t
acknowledge his problems to anyone.
He can’t eat in the dining hall because he is a strict vegetarian. The students and other professor
believe he doesn’t belong there because he’s from India. When WWI breaks out, the soldiers
believe he should be fighting too but he’s not a British citizen. He doesn’t have the comfort of letters
from home because his mother hides all letters to and from Trinity. 4* (I really liked this movie)
108
min, Bio directed by Matt Brown with Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Malcolm Sinclair,
Raghuvir Joshi, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Stephen Fry, Arundathi Nag, Devika Bhise,
Padraic Delaney, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam.
Note: Imdb 7.2 out of 10, 61% critic 71%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2*, Amazon 4.6* out of 5* with 559
reviews.
Special
Note: Filmed at Trinity College,
Cambridge University, Cabridge, Cambridgeshire and The Charterhouse,
Charterhouse Square, London, England, UK.
There is a mistake after WWI begins, Zeppelins did not bomb
Cambridge. Also, the memorial to those
from Trinity College who died in WWII is visible behind Ramanujan. Stephen Fry and Jeremy Northam
previously acted together in Gosford Park of 2001. I was surprised about the very low review on the Roger Ebert
page?
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