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Tommaths (he/him)

Following Karen Harris' excellent Big talk about maths in film, I thought some people might be interested in this "Maths in Movies" list I've started to curate on Letterboxd: boxd.it/yzCf6

Any further recommendations would be very enthusiastically received, especially if they were accompanied by a brief synopsis and critique.

boxd.itMovies with Maths in ThemMovies in which mathematics or a mathematician has a prominent role in a way that either (potentially) encourages positive attitudes towards and engagement with mathematics, or truthfully* explores an aspect of mathematical history or the place of mathematics in history or the real world more generally. Before watching any of the films on this list please make sure you do whatever research is necessary to make sure they are suitable for you or anyone you're viewing with (especially children): the list has been compiled by suggestions from various people and I make no claims as to the suitability of their…
Madeleine Shepherd

@TeaKayB have a look at Darren Aronofsky's Pi.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_(fi

Are you interested in documentaries as well? There are a few I could suggest but not sure if they'd be relevant.

en.m.wikipedia.orgPi (film) - Wikipedia
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Tommaths (he/him)

@MadeleineS
Thanks, added!

Potentially interested in documentaries if they've been released as a movie. Best bet would be to search for it on Letterboxd, as if it's not there I can't add it anyway!

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Madeleine Shepherd

@TeaKayB The Erdos doc, N is a Number, was certainly available for cinema screenings in 2009 when I ran a Maths in the Movies season at Filmhouse Edinburgh for ICMS. Here's a link to George Csicery, the director, on Letterboxd. He's covered several mathematical subjects over the years.
letterboxd.com/director/george

letterboxd.comFilms directed by George Paul CsicseryFilms directed by George Paul Csicsery
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