Jeremy Irons On His New Film ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ | TODAY

Jeremy Irons plays professor G.H. Hardy in the new film “The Man Who Knew Infinity,” the fact-based story of a self-taught mathematician from India who earns admittance to Cambridge during World War I. Irons looks at highlights of his own career (“It’s horrible!” he exclaims) and agrees with Brooke Shields that films about geniuses are fascinating.

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Jeremy Irons On His New Film ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ | TODAY

[traces]

Jeremy: a genius in his own right, a gentleman and an intellect... And still hot in his sixties!!

[gamerdareswins]

His performance as Rodrigo Borgia was also incredible.

[helenajesstarzak]

Most men in there 20's don't dress as stylish as he does!!!

[TheHawaiifan]

just watched this movie a dozen times and am amazed at Iron's actiing, the screen play, art direction, the supporting actors. shocked that it was not recognized by those awards show.
it is just so awesomely done: artful.

[MYRNDmovies]

He's the man. I wonder why he didn't an Oscar for Margin Call. That's acting of the tallest order.

[maheshreddy]

Jermey you deserve another Oscar for the dialogue YOU HAVE TO TAKE HIM BY MIND

[georgetannous]

when i hear him talking i hear "long live the king" in the background

[rajnirawat]

mr ramanujan was the greatest mathematician in the world

[timothygillespie]

this is how you know he's a remarkable didnt even realize he played some of those characters, each character is so well played

[ninarain]

He is how I gof into Eragon and the books. Best one to voice Scar too

[jimparsons]

I didn't know the reason for Ramanujan's lack of math proofs, that problem might have easily been that he had very little writing paper while he was working in India, so that not having proofs likely became a habit; that revelation was in the movie. Which for me was profound as it opened a window to the past and other great thinkers there and what effort it must have taken to become the giants that they were, are. I imagine that the same might be said for the great thinkers of our time that are likely toiling away in obscurity, scrabbling about for their working materials... The other surprising bit in the movie was that Ramanujan apparently assumed that everyone was as quick and as smart as he was. He consistently got his fingers pinched because of that.

[vickyvicky]

If ramanujan lived two more decades, he could definitely solve the theory of everything.
And also still the scientists could not understand there equations he made.

[mikebenjamin]

iv always liked jeremy irons hes a good actor my favorite movie he did was diehard 3 as simon peter gruber aand the lion king as scar

[amallibeckham]

I have watched this film twice, and I'm sure I'll watch it again. ❤

[sudarsanrajagopalan]

If someone ever directs a biopic of Jordan Peterson, Jeremy should be the hero. He looks exactly like Jordan Peterson

[shrayanpramanik]

Is she who played Erica in F.R.I.E.N.D.S?

[abcdef]

jeremy, i think i have seen the movie dead ringers maybe 30 years ago, he still looks much the same, so i couldnt recognize the man at first. for brooke, her voice sounds all different, and maybe she is getting too much sun tan.

[valdemarjorgensen]

is it only me who noticed tom keen from the blacklist lmao

[maxwellsequation]

"a self taught mathematician"? Does she know she's talking about RAMANUJAN? ONE OF THE SMARTEST EVER? UP THERE WUTH EULER AND GAUSS?

[melinalovato]

Jeremy has a resemblance to old actor Henry daniell . same accent too.