From Fandango: "James Marsh's biopic of the celebrated scientist Stephen Hawking, The
Theory of Everything, stars Eddie Redmayne as the famous figure.
Enrolled as a graduate student at Cambridge, Hawking establishes himself
as one of the leading minds of his generation, and begins to win the
heart of Jane (Felicity Jones). After one of his earliest breakthroughs,
Hawking is diagnosed with ALS, and he becomes less and less able to
control his own body. With the loyal Jane at his side, he continues his
work. However, as the years progress, Jane starts to feel more like a
nurse than a wife, and Hawking begins to have feelings for a woman who
is hired to care for him. The Theory of Everything screened at the 2014
Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
The
NY Times Review.
This movie presents a picture of a most unusual case of ALS -- a > 50 year survival (normal course is 2 - 4 years). It shows how this devastating disorder impacts on the patient and his family. There is a saying, "the disease affects the patient; the illness impacts on the entire fabric of the family." The Theory of Everything is not about theoretical physics. The film is entertaining, not deep. 2 hours and 3 minutes 2014
Get acquainted with the work of British brain surgeon Henry Marsh, who, since his haunting first visit to a Russian hospital in the early 1990s, has been devoted to founding a quality brain surgery clinic in the former Soviet Union. Marsh cobbles together secondhand tools and used equipment from hospitals in the U.K. to treat patients in need, such as Marian, a Ukrainian man for whom Marsh is his greatest hope. 2007 94 minutes
Henry Marsh, a leading British neurosurgeon who spends his holidays working 18 hour days for free in a Kiev operating theatre, must remove an enormous tumour from the brain of a Ukrainian man who will otherwise die. Anaesthetic is too risky so the patient is kept awake while a hole is bored through his skull using a second-hand household drill with a flat battery. Mr Marsh then performs the surgery, mindful that the slightest slip will kill, paralyse or alter Marian's personality forever. This is the pivotal moment in a documentary which is by turns funny, frightening and deeply moving."