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Cast & Crew

Dev Patel
Srinivasa Ramanujan

Jeremy Irons
G.H. Hardy

Devika Bhise
Janaki

Kevin R. McNally
Major McMahon

Jeremy Northam
Bertrand Russell

Anthony Calf
Howard

Arundathi Nag
Komalatammal

Richard Johnson
Vice Master Henry Jackson

Raghuvir Joshi
Narasimha

Dhritiman Chaterji
Narayana Iyer

Padraic Delaney
Beglan

Roger Narayan
Scribe

Stephen Fry
Sir Francis Spring

Toby Jones
Littlewood

Matthew Brown
Director

Matthew Brown
Screenwriter

Edward R. Pressman
Producer

Jim Young
Producer

Joe Thomas
Producer

Matthew Brown
Producer

Sofia Sondervan
Producer

Jon Katz
Producer

Masaaki Tanaka
Executive Producer

Phil Hunt
Executive Producer

Compton Ross
Executive Producer

Mark Montgomery
Executive Producer

Larry Smith
Cinematographer

JC Bond
Film Editor

Luciana Arrighi
Production Design

Andrew Munro
Supervising Art Direction

Justin Warburton-Brown
Art Director

Liz Ainley
Set Decoration

Ann Maskrey
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Critic Reviews for The Man Who Knew Infinity

Audience Reviews for The Man Who Knew Infinity

• Aug 21, 2017

  A moving account of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the genius mathematician who rose out of poverty in India to solve problems believed to be unsolvable, and whose profound insights have altered math all the way up to the present day. The cast is very strong, led by Dev Patel in the role of Ramanujan, and including Jeremy Irons as his mentor G. H. Hardy and Devika Bhise as the wife he leaves behind in India to study at Trinity College in Cambridge. Director Matt Brown captures some great shots in both Madras and Cambridge, and effectively transformed the biography of Ramanujan into a screenplay which is nuanced and much more than math. It is fascinating to see the mentor obviously surpassed by the student (and knowing it), but trying to temper creative genius with the need to grind out proofs, but the movie also includes the dynamics of conservative and liberal politics at the time leading up to WWI, love and sacrifice, and atheism and faith. It also has the ugly racism Ramanujan encountered, as well as shows how hard it was for him to adapt to being in England. There is a human element here, as well as a spiritual element. "There are patterns in everything. The color in light, the reflections in water... in math, these patterns reveal themselves in the most incredible form. It's quite beautiful," he says. Another time, after Hardy has taken a taxi with the number 1729 on it and mentioned that the number is rather dull, Ramanujan comments "No, it is a very interesting number; it is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways", which is a true anecdote. It's hard to fathom those singular few, who out of billions of people who have been born have such extraordinary gifts. It's not hyperbole to put Ramanujan in the same class as Mozart and Newton, and it's heartbreaking that he died at the age 32. How fantastic is it that this movie honors him, and is so well made. Don't believe the negative reactions ("boring", "slow", "routine", etc), but the film is quiet and intelligent - which I found not only understandable but appropriate given the subject matter (hey it's not Iron Man folks). If that's not your thing, though, you should probably look elsewhere.
  Antonius B Super Reviewer
• Oct 10, 2016

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  Anthony L Super Reviewer
• Sep 19, 2016

  Infinitely disappointing. How can such a fine cast give such an uninspiring performance? Turns out all it takes is a slow and unmoored script. What should have been a five-star film shot on location seems at times like a made-for-TV movie. "The Man Who Knew Infinity" is a nice picture to look at, but it becomes tedious and confusing almost as soon as it starts. Unless you're a mathematician who already knows the story and who can appreciate the high drama of reading proofs on the blackboard, I'd skip it.
  Christian C Super Reviewer
• Jun 18, 2016

  Two talents elevate this script. Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel play off one another. To say that this is Dev Patel's greatest performance since Slumdog Millionaire sounds a bit like damning with faint praise. After all the actor has struggled since that breakthrough in films like The Last Airbender and Chappie. Patel gives the part a sweet determination that honors the man's accomplishments while giving us an appreciation for all the sacrifices he had to make. The Man Who Knew Infinity isn't a great movie. Yet let's consider the fact that it exists to honor the contributions of an unsung hero. That alone makes the biography worthwhile. fastfilmreviews.com
  Mark H Super Reviewer

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