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A Beautiful Mind (Fullscreen Awards Edition) (2002)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris Director: Ron Howard Rating: PG-13
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Winner of 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind is directed by Academy Award winner Ron Howard and produced by long-time partner and collaborator, Academy Award winner Brian Grazer. A Beautiful Mind stars Russell Crowe in an astonishing performance as brilliant mathematician John Nash, on the brink of international acclaim when he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. Now only his devoted wife (Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly) can help him in this powerful story of courage, passion and triumph.
Director Ron Howard delivers his finest effort with his extraordinary film, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2001. Based loosely on Sylvia Nasar's acclaimed biography of mathematician John Forbes Nash, the film is a compelling look at one man's genius, his debilitating mental illness, and the fine line between the two. A BEAUTIFUL MIND begins with Nash (Russell Crowe) at Princeton, where he struggles to think of an original idea, and the stroke of genius that will make him matter. Nash is eccentric, socially awkward, and extremely competitive. Eventually, he finds the inspiration for his innovative and influential work on game theory. He's chosen for a post at MIT, which includes crucial code-breaking work for the US government. There, he meets a beautiful and brilliant student, Alicia (Jennifer Connelly). They marry but their happiness is threatened, as Nash, belatedly diagnosed as schizophrenic, descends into madness. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman cannily condenses Nash's story, and the film manages to dramatize both Nash's mathematical brilliance and his schizophrenia in a compellingly visual manner. Crowe delivers a strong performance, and has real chemistry with Connelly. The two make the film's story about the power of love believable and moving. |
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Starring:
Russell Crowe | Ed Harris | Jennifer Connelly | Christopher Plummer | Paul Bettany | Adam Goldberg | Josh Lucas | Anthony Rapp | ...more
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Directed By:
Ron Howard
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Genre:
Drama, True Story
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DVD Release Date:
February 1, 2005
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
PG-13
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Year:
2002
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
2
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Subtitles:
Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Full Screen Edition - 1.33:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
French (Dolby Digital 5.1) | |
Running Time:
136 minutes
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Studio:
Universal
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UPC/Barcode Number:
025192235023
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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- Disc One:
- Feature Commentary with Director Ron Howard
- Feature Commentary with Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman
- Deleted Scenes with Director's Commentary
- DVD-ROM Features
- Cast and Filmmakers
- Production Notes
- Disc Two:
- A Beautiful Partnership: Ron Howard and Brian Grazer
- Development Of The Screenplay
- Meeting John Nash
- Accepting the Nobel Prize in Economics
- Casting Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly
- The Process Of Age Progression
- Storyboard Comparisons
- Creation of the Special Effects
- Scoring the Film
- "Inside A Beautiful Mind" Making-Of
- Theatrical Trailer
- A Beautiful Mind Soundtrack
- Academy Awards® Reactions From Winners:
- Best Picture - Producers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard
- Best Director - Ron Howard
- Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Connelly
- Best Adapted Screenplay - Akiva Goldsman
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