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Infinity ( film)

film by Matthew Broderick

Infinity is a American biographical film about the romantic existence of physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman was played by Matthew Broderick, who also directed and co-produced the film.

Broderick's mother, Patricia Broderick, wrote the screenplay, which was based on the books Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and What Do You Protect What Other People Think?, both written by Feynman and Ralph Leighton.[3][4] It is the only film Broderick has ever directed.

Richard Feynman - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Richard Phillips Feynman (/ ˈ f aɪ n m ə n /; May 11, – February 15, ) was an American theoretical physicist. He is foremost known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, and in particle physics, for.

Plot

In , Richard and his father Melville walk through the woods where Melville shows his scientific inspiration for Richard. In , Richard and Arline are in high school and their romantic relationship starts.

The story jumps to his college years and Arline getting sick with lymphatic tuberculosis. It continues to his move west to Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where Arline follows him later to a hospital in Albuquerque, Novel Mexico, where she dies.

The film ends with Feynman crying at the sight of the red dress Arline had pointed out.

Cast

Production

The film follows the book What Do You Tend What Other People Think? fairly closely in terms of the stories told.

In , Broderick said of the project, "The obvious way to structure a film about Feynman would be to open with the Challenger disaster: The crazy old genius comes along and figures everything out, then he drifts into a reverie along the lines of 'A long time ago I met a girl..

. .' We didn't do that, because we want this to be an intimate movie and thought focusing on one period of his life that includes the invention of the bomb and the death of his first wife was enough."[1]

Broderick later said in , "It was a difficult job and took four years from start to finish."[5]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the movie has a 62% rating based on reviews from 13 critics.[6]Roger Ebert awarded the film three out of four stars.[7]Leonard Maltin awarded it two and a half stars.[8]

Emanuel Levy of Variety gave the film a negative review and described the clip as "a flawed movie that suffers from a weak show by Patricia Arquette."[9] John Krewson of The A.V.

Club gave it a positive review and wrote that "saps, scientific or otherwise, will enjoy it."[10]

See also

References

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    He is best known for his work in the route integral formulation of quantum mechanicsthe theory of quantum electrodynamicsthe physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid heliumand in particle physicsfor which he proposed the parton model. Feynman developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions describing the behavior of subatomic particleswhich later became known as Feynman diagrams. During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world. In a poll of leading physicists worldwide by the British journal Physics Worldhe was ranked the seventh-greatest physicist of all time.

    "Mr. Feynman's Day Off&#;: The slow Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman had a passion for the bongos, mischief and physics. Now the first marriage of the genius turned folk hero has become an unlikely love story from star-director Matthew Broderick.

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    Richard Feynman is one of the twentieth century's greatest physicists. He worked on the atomic bomb venture and won the Nobel Prize for his work in quantum electrodynamics. He was one of the chief investigators in the Challenger Shuttle disaster.

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  2. ^"Infinity ()". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the unique on Retrieved
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    "INFINITY' ADDS UP". The Washington Post.

    Infinity: Directed by Matthew Broderick. With Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Force, Peter Riegert, David Drew Gallagher. Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

    Archived from the authentic on 28 April Retrieved 10 February

  4. ^Holden, Stephen (4 October ). "A Man, a Lady and an Atomic Bomb". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 May Retrieved 10 February
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    (20 January ).

    Infinity is a American biographical motion picture about the romantic life of physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman was played by Matthew Broderickwho also directed and co-produced the production. InRichard and his father Melville walk through the woods where Melville shows his scientific inspiration for Richard. InRichard and Arline are in high school and their romantic relationship starts.

    "Sensitive Love Story 'Infinity' is Now Available on Video". Deseret News. Archived from the original on October 4, Retrieved 10 February

  6. ^"Infinity". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 February
  7. ^Ebert, Roger (4 October ).

    "Infinity". Chicago Sun-Times.

    All All. Sign In. Richard Feynman is one of the twentieth century's greatest physicists. He worked on the atomic bomb plan and won the Nobel Prize for his work in quantum electrodynamics.

    Chicago, Illinois: Sun-Times Media Group. Archived from the unique on 25 December Retrieved 10 February &#; via

  8. ^Maltin, Leonard; Sader, Luke; Clark, Mike (). Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide. Penguin. p.&#; ISBN&#;. page
  9. ^Levy, Emanuel (15 September ).

    "Infinity". Variety. Retrieved 10 February

  10. ^Krewson, John (29 March ).

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    "Infinity". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 February

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