The film "Professor and the Madman" starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn was announced a few days ago and will be released nationwide on December 24. Directed by the cutting-edge director Farhad Safnia, the film is based on real people and stories. It tells the story of a professor and a madman who compiled the earliest English dictionary in human history, the "Oxford English Dictionary".
"Professor and Madman" has received numerous praises after it was released overseas. Many viewers praised the film as "the enjoyment of art and the expansion of knowledge" and "in the dark, find the feeling of light coming in". The
movie "Professor and Madman" tells the history of the birth of "Oxford English Dictionary". Among them, Mel Gibson plays the "professor" Dr. James Murray, who uses a whimsical trick to promote the compilation of the dictionary; Sean Penn plays the "lunatic" Miner, who is confined in a mental hospital due to schizophrenia but is a dictionary Contributed more than 10,000 interpretations. Two people with completely different life trajectories have become friends because of the compilation of this dictionary. In the movie, lines such as "He is our answer and salvation" and "Every life should have a second chance" convey the power of warming the heart and thinking about life.
In 1998, the famous British writer Simon Winchester created the original novel of the same name, and the French director Luc Besson recommended the original novel to Mel Gibson. At first, Gibson heard that it was about compiling dictionaries, and mistakenly thought that "it may be the boring story on earth", but at first read the law of "true fragrance". This led to the first cooperation between Mel Gibson and Sean Penn, the two powerful superstars, which undoubtedly made more audiences look forward to the scene where the two act together.
It is reported that the movie "Professor and the Madman" will be available in theaters nationwide on December 24.
