| | | He Saw The World In A Way No One Could Have Imagined.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Digital Audio, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound
Winner of four Academy Awards® including Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind is directed by Academy Award-winner Ron Howard and produced by long-time partner 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.
"Terrific, surprisingly gripping true-life tale..." Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
"As bold and searingly imaginative as it is substantive." Susan Stark, Detroit News
"A breathtaking movie about a beautiful mystery." George Will, Newsweek
"...one of the most powerful depictions of mental illness I have ever seen..." Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
"A beautifully written, effectively acted and meticulously crafted effort." James Berardinelli's ReelViews
Editor's Note
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.
| Features | 2 Disc Set | | A Beautiful Partnership: Ron Howard And Brian Grazer | | Audio Commentary With Director Ron Howard | | Audio Commentary With Screenplay Writer Akiva Goldsman | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS, Stereo | | Casting Russell Crowe And Jennifer Connelly | | Deleted Scenes With Optional Director Commentary | | Development Of The Screenplay Hosted By Brian Grazer | | Making Of Featurette "Inside A Beautiful Mind" | | Meet John Nash | | Scoring The Film | | Storyboards | | The Process Of Age Progression | | Theatrical Trailer | | DVD Newsletter | | DVD-ROM Features | | Cast and Filmmakers | | Universal Showcase | | Now Showing | | Aging Make-up Technique Featurette | | Theatrical Trailer #1 | | Production Notes | | Demonstration of the Nash Theory | | Nash's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech | | Special Effects Featurette | | HBO First Look | | Feature Commentary with director Ron Howard |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 1/22/2008 |
| Running Time: 136 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2001 | | Catalog ID: 21450 | | UPC: 00025192145025 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (2002) |  | Jennifer Connelly, Winner, Best Supporting Actress | | Ron Howard, Winner, Best Director | | Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Winner, Best Picture | | Akiva Goldsman, Winner, Best Writing, Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published | | | Russell Crowe, Nominee, Best Actor | | | Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill, Nominee, Best Editing | | | James Horner, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score | |
Golden Globe (2002) | | Russell Crowe, Winner, Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture-Drama | | Jennifer Connelly, Winner, Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Motion Picture | | Akiva Goldsman, Winner, Best Screenplay | | | Ron Howard, Nominee, Best Director | | | James Horner, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Mr. Crowe, with his superhuman powers of concentration, shows us a man who dwells almost entirely in an inner world, and he dramatizes that inwardness as if nobody were watching..." 12/21/2001 p.E1USA Today
"...[Featuring] dynamic performances and extraordinary actor chemistry..." 12/21/2001 p.6E Entertainment Weekly
"...Director and screenwriter have found a way to convey the sensation of schizophrenia from the inside out....[An] important movie..." 01/04/2002 p.46 Rolling Stone
"...[Crowe] rises to the challenge of the role with fearless integrity. He's electrifying..." 01/17/2002 p.56 Variety
"...Consistently engrossing....This serious-minded but lively film is distinguished by an exceptional performance by Russell Crowe..." 12/17/2001 p.35-40 Box Office
"...A BEAUTIFUL MIND's greatest strength is a beautiful performance by Russell Crowe..." 02/01/2002 p.57 Total Film
"...From the instant Crowe appears, it's clear this is to be a performance of faultless verisimilitude....Connelly's heart-rending performance is Best Supporting Actress material..." 03/01/2002 p.94 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Crowe brings the character to life....[He] has an uncanny ability to modify his look to fit a role..." 12/21/2001 p.29 San Francisco Chronicle 9 of 10
...an unusually thoughtful look at mental illness and its disabling power... [Crowe's] intensity is such, and his talent so large, that he pulls us into Nash's world... A Beautiful Mind does a wonderful job of dramatizing [mental illness], making schizophrenia visible and suggesting that those who suffer from it are not unlike the rest of us. - Edward Guthmann
Rolling Stone 8 of 10
...[Crowe] rises to the challenge of the role with fearless integrity. He's electrifying. Points too for Jennifer Connelly, luminous and touching as Nash's long-suffering wife... a harrowing journey for the audience. - Peter Travers
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