A Brief History of Time (1991)
3.8 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 20min
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- Synopsis:
"A Brief History of Time" is based on cosmologist Stephen Hawking's 1988 bestseller of the same name. This anecdotal film concerns itself as much with Hawking's day-to-day life as it does with his unorthodox theories about the universe. Only the most close-minded viewer will be bothered by the ALS-suffering Hawking's physical appearance and his inability to move and speak without assistance (as narrator of the film, he utilizes a voice synthesizer, which he capriciously refers to as 'my American accent'). Director Errol Morris inventively adopts a semi-dramatized approach to his interviews with Hawking's friends and relatives: they all appear in fabricated sets, and are lovingly photographed and lit as if they were starring in a film. Though of necessity a 'talking heads' effort, 'A Brief History of Time' is also cunningly and subtly cinematic. - Actors:
- Stephen Hawking, Isobel Hawking, Janet Humphrey, Mary Hawking, Basil King, Derek Powney, Norman Dix, Robert Berman, Gordon Berry, Roger Penrose, Dennis Sciama, John Wheeler, Brandon Carter, John Taylor, Kip Thorne
- Directors:
- Errol Morris
- Writers:
- Stephen Hawking
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
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