Pi (1998)

Directed by

Darren Aronofsky

Genre

drama film, horror film, science fiction film, unreliable narrator, thriller film, arthouse science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 2,511 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mathematician becomes consumed with finding a pattern in the stock market using number theory. His obsession leads him into conflict with a Wall Street firm and a Hasidic group who both want his discoveries.

intenseclaustrophobiccerebralparanoidvisually starkunsettlingfast-pacedobsessive

What happens

Pi (stylized as π) is a 1998 American conceptual psychological thriller film written and directed by Darren Aronofsky (in his feature directorial debut). Pi was filmed on high-contrast black-and-white reversal film. The title refers to the mathematical constant pi. The story focuses on a mathematician with an obsession to find underlying complete order in the real world and contrasting two seemingly irreconcilable entities: the imperfect irrationality of humanity and the rigor and regularity of mathematics, specifically number theory. The film explores themes of religion, mysticism, and the relationship of the universe to mathematics. The film received positive reviews and earned Aronofsky the Directing Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Gotham Open Palm Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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