Measuring the World (2012)

Original title

Die Vermessung der Welt

Directed by

Detlev Buck

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, Austria

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

AA

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 148 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows two 19th century German scientists, Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss, on their separate quests to measure and understand the natural world. Their journeys reveal different methods and personal challenges in the pursuit of knowledge.

whimsicalthoughtfulslow-pacedintelligentdramatichistoricalobservational

What happens

Measuring the World (German: Die Vermessung der Welt) is a 2012 German-Austrian 3D film directed by Detlev Buck, based on the eponymous novel by Daniel Kehlmann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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