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Clouds are not Spheres

  • 1995
  • 52m
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Clouds are not Spheres (1995)
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This documentary explicates the life and theories of "maverick mathematician" Benoit Mandelbrot, whose work defined the field of fractal geometry.This documentary explicates the life and theories of "maverick mathematician" Benoit Mandelbrot, whose work defined the field of fractal geometry.This documentary explicates the life and theories of "maverick mathematician" Benoit Mandelbrot, whose work defined the field of fractal geometry.

  • Director
    • Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
  • Writers
    • Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
    • Bill Rood
    • John Tate
  • Star
    • Benoît B. Mandelbrot
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
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    • Director
      • Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
    • Writers
      • Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
      • Bill Rood
      • John Tate
    • Star
      • Benoît B. Mandelbrot
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      • Bill Rood
      • John Tate
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    7anatomyoffear

    Inspiring and Not Boring Somehow

    This is a documentary about fractal geometry. Doesn't sound interesting to you? Same here. But what this movie ACTUALLY is, is a triumphant story of an outsider whose unique look at a stuffy and insular world changed the way mathematics is perceived forever.

    It's an underdog sports film with riveting revelations, they all just happen to be about mathematics. If you were able to sit through A Beautiful Mind, then this will be a breeze. It doesn't talk down, it appreciates and rewards intelligence and daring, and it recognizes the instinct in all of us to find the less traveled path and break out from the ordinary.

    Well worth spending the short running time to be inspired.

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      • October 30, 1995 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • I frattali: la geometria della natura nella vita e nelle parole di Benoit Mandelbrot
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