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Mental Major 
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TITLE |
Beautiful Mind, A (2001) |
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DISABILITY |
Mental
Schizophrenia |
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NOTES |
This film is
based on the biography of John Nash, a |
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mathematician, who was also schizophrenic. |
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Nash was
initially successful in the field of economics (I think |
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his Nobel
Prize was for that). Later he was recruited to do |
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code
breaking for the Department of Defense. |
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At work and
home (he was married with one child) his |
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behaviour
gave cause for concern. He is diagnosed as |
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schizophrenic and spends a short time in a mental hospital. |
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His wife
supports him and there is hope of recovery (in reality |
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they were
divorced and Nash was bi-sexual). |
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Apparently
(I haven't seen the film) it is suggested that Nash's |
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schizophrenia is brought about by the stress of his |
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government
job. His schizophrenia is also reputed to be the |
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source of
some of his revelations. |
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I suggest
you read Susan Granger's review (at IMDB) which is insightful
(and quite hostile) and will act as an antidote to |
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many of the
other reviews more obsessed with whether |
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Notes
See the material at the
PBS
site |
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