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NOVA: Einstein's Big Idea [DVD] [2005] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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Actors: John Lithgow, Shirley Henderson, Aidan McArdle
Directors: Gary Johnstone
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Language English
Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
Studio: WGBH Boston
DVD Release Date: 6 Dec 2005
Run Time: 112 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000BKDO6G
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 57,350 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fine dramatic depiction of the discoveries of Einstein and his precursors, 8 May 2007

By	Dennis Littrell (SoCal) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This is a 112-minute NOVA production directed by Gary Johnstone based on the book E=MC2 by David Bodanis. John Lithgow narrates and Aiden McArdle stars as Albert Einstein. It's the kind of documentary that melds interviews with scientists and historians with reconstructions of historical events by actors. "Einstein's Big Idea" is a particularly good example of this genre.

Bodanis realized when he conceived the book that it wasn't enough merely to write about Einstein. It was necessary to bring Einstein's precursors and their ideas and discoveries into the mix. This film does the same and does it well. Recalled is the story of Michael Faraday who discovered electromagnetic induction and that of Antoine Lavoisier who demonstrated the conservation of matter. Worth noting is the influence of women in these stories. Shirley Henderson plays Einstein's first wife and fellow physicist Mileva Maric while Ty Glaser portrays Lavoisier's wife, Marie Anne, who was a fine chemist in her own right. Included is the sad story of Lise Meitner, Austrian born Jewish physicist, who was betrayed by fellow physicist Otto Hahn in Nazi Germany in that he won a Nobel Prize in large part because of work she had done.

What impressed me about this production was the fine acting by especially Shirley Henderson who is an outstanding actress, and Aiden McArdle who looked the spitting image of a young Albert Einstein. Ty Glaser was also very good. Johnstone's direction was first rate. His ability to recreate various time periods in a realistic way should propel him toward a career adapting historical novels to the screen.

The film concentrates on the personalities of the scientists and their struggles and successes. The actual science is secondary. Consequently this is a good film for people, especially young people, interested in science but without yet a lot of scientific training.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The man behind the mind, 17 Jun 2008

By	Deborah Kelly (Co Galway, Ireland.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a mature first year science student I really enjoyed this DVD. The actors portrayed Einsteins early years very well. As famous as he was and still is, and from humble enough beginings, it is great to see how this man moulded himself into what is arguably the greatest mind that ever lived.

DK

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