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Pi (1998)

R  |   |  Drama, Thriller  |  10 July 1998 (USA)
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A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.

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Kaballah Scholar
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Storyline

Max is a genius mathematician who's built a supercomputer at home that provides something that can be understood as a key for understanding all existence. Representatives both from a Hasidic cabalistic sect and high-powered Wall Street firm hear of that secret and attempt to seduce him. Written by Anonymous

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Drama | Thriller

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Rated R for language and some disturbing images | See all certifications »

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Budget:

$60,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$31,069 (USA) (10 July 1998)

Gross:

£133,538 (UK) (15 January 1999)
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Max suggests that the Kabbalists have already tried all possible 216-digit numbers. That is 10 to the power of 215 multiplied by 9. [9x(10^215)] The result is a number length of 216 decimal digits. The number of atoms in the visible universe is only 80 digits, so it is obviously impossible for them to have tried them all. See more »

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Max tells the Caballists that they've probably written down every 216 digit number. He must know this is impossible. Millions of supercomputers working since the Big Bang couldn't make a dent in writing down all the possibilities. See more »

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Maximillian Cohen: 9:13, Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six I did. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal. I was terrified, alone in that darkness. Slowly, daylight crept in through the bandages, and I could see. But something else had changed inside of me. That day I had my first headache.
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References Barton Fink (1991) See more »

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Kalpol Intro.
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Written by Robert J. Brown & Sean A. Booth
Courtesy of Wax Trax! Records Inc. TVT Records and Warp Records Ltd./EMI
Used by permission of EMI Virgin Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
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Cohesive, stylish and innovative
11 April 2003 | by (London England) – See all my reviews

The predecessor to Requiem for a Dream, this is arguably more stylish and engaging. This is helped largely by the simply outstanding soundtrack. Aranovsky's use of a haunting yet modern score binds the movie together perfectly, aided by some fantastic cinematic techniques that disorientate the audience in time with the music. The character narration is also a great cohesive tool, with the deadpan delivery more than matching the tone of the piece. This film is not as beautiful as Requiem, nor does it have quite the same gutwrenching effect, but nonetheless, this is still some film. If you like your movies very hollywood then this is not for you; but if you like stylised innovation, then you have to watch this.


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