Einstein

Storyline

‘Einstein’, a film for Italian TV, stems from Cavani’s desire to attempt ‘to make people understand the beauty and importance of the basic scientific discoveries made in the first half of the 20th century that rapidly changed the vision and perception of time, matter and the Universe’.

The film traces the entire arc of Albert Einstein’s life: from his youth in a Europe tormented by war and the rise of Nazism, to the period of his maturity teaching at Princeton in the United States.
The narrative is enriched by the events of the scientist’s tormented personal life.

This narrative choice brings out the image of a man with common fears and weaknesses, capable of great leaps and generosity and endowed with a sense of humour. A genius in the field of physics, unable to demonstrate the same confidence and decisiveness in love and family relationships.

The story strives to show how the physics discoveries made by Einstein were scientifically revolutionary and capable of causing a great leap forward in our knowledge of the Universe.