The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Stars: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, and Malcolm Sinclair
Director: Matthew Brown
Genre: Drama, Biography
Motion Picture Rating: PG-13
Synopsis from IFC Films: Written and directed by Matthew Brown, The Man Who Knew Infinity is the true story of friendship that forever changed mathematics. In 1913, Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel), a self-taught Indian mathematics genius, traveled to Trinity College, Cambridge, where over the course of five years, forged a bond with his mentor, the brilliant and eccentric professor, G.H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons), and fought against prejudice to reveal his mathematic genius to the world. The film also stars Devika Bhise, Stephen Fry and Toby Jones. This is Ramanujan’s story as seen through Hardy’s eyes.