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A Beautiful Mind

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Review

It is a difficult task to accurately portray mental illness on-screen, from the viewpoint of either actor or filmmaker, for the temptation to overdramatize or simplify is inherent by the very nature of its subject. What an achievement, then, director Howard and actor Crowe have managed in A Beautiful Mind, the brilliantly realized true story of John Nash, Jr., a mathematical genius who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia who went on to win the Nobel Prize. Howard cleverly uses Nash's reality for narrative, and as the story progresses, it's soon clear that all is not what it appears to be. This unique perspective then becomes just another facet to a fascinating biographical tale, one that traces Nash's troubled life from his entrance to Princeton University to his graduate years to working as a code breaker for the CIA. At his side through all this is his wife Alicia (a superlative Connelly), whose love and moral support helped Nash in his struggle in trying to tame the disease. Crowe is extraordinary as Nash, giving a performance of such range and complexity it's easy to overlook that it's only acting, after all. His is a multilayered portrait of a most intriguing, distinctive personality. Like Nash himself, A Beautiful Mind is a thrilling swirl of emotions and contradictions befitting a madman and genius, all at once compelling, defiant and unpredictable. Winner of 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

--David Bleiler

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DVD Pan & Scan: $11.99 (2-disc set)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025192235023

Studio : Universal

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Pan & Scan
Extras: Cast/Crew Biographies, Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: with Akiva Goldsman
A Beautiful Partnership: Ron Howard and Brian Grazer; Development of the Screenplay
The Process of Age Progression; Storyboards-to-film comparison; Creation of the Special Effects
Audio commentary: with Ron Howard; deleted scenes also contain optional commentary
DVD-ROM content: Total Axess and other features
Meeting John Nash: The Nash Theory of Equilibrium; Accepting the Nobel Prize in Economics
Scoring the Film; Inside A Beautiful Mind