Directed by:
Philip MartinScreenplay:
Peter MoffatCinematography:
Julian CourtComposer:
Nicholas HooperCast:
David Tennant, Ben Uttley, Rebecca Hall, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Kennedy, Andy Serkis, Lucy Cohu, Donald Sumpter, Lucy Briers, John Bowe, Eleanor Tomlinson (more)VOD (1)
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In the Spring of 1914, with Europe on the brink of war, no one had heard of an obscure German physicist called Albert Einstein. A British astronomer, Arthur Eddington, realised that Einstein's theories could unlock whole new ways of thinking about time and space. Despite the danger of being labelled traitors, the two men began a unique correspondence. An eclipse in Africa provided an opportunity to prove Einstein's theories to the world. Eddington, an unlikely hero, set out on a journey that would change people's perceptions of the universe forever. (official distributor synopsis)
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I am certain that in reality, the physics dilemmas did not merely consist of comparing Einstein to Newton and of hatred towards Germany. But Einstein and Eddington is filmed so sensitively that I gladly refrain from any detailed examination of facts and nitpicking in deviations from reality. Andy Serkis's eccentricity and David Tennant's shyness and determination are acted convincingly enough that every emotion from them reaches me fully, and thanks to the two of them, the film portrays a very heartfelt image of an extraordinary alliance. Television is too small for this connection of souls.
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