Attendees of the screening at Los Altos Hills, California included Silicon Valley's top executives, such as Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Airbnb's Nathan Blecharczyk, and Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. You want the film to show it as it was, not a lot of nonsense. A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world. The final scene shows an on screen message saying, "After a year of government-mandated hormonal therapy, Turing committed suicide on June 7th, 1954. [78][79] Critic Roger Friedman wrote at the end of his review, "Cumberbatch may be the closest thing we have to a real descendant of Sir Laurence Olivier". A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. It isn’t accurate about any of them, but the least wrong bits are the 1928 ones. 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They provide the opportunity to illustrate and play out Turing’s PhD thesis on artificial intelligence - the imitation game itself and, at the same time, highlighting his war-time role and also asking the question “man or machine” of Turing’s himself. The others were not. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as British cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who decrypted German intelligence messages for the British government durin… #ImitationGame", "Every time you use a phone, or a computer, you use the ideas that Alan Turing invented. Use the HTML below. [43] It had its European premiere as the opening film of the 58th BFI London Film Festival in October 2014. Menzies reveals he knew this already and planted the messages Cairncross leaks to the Soviets for British benefit. [55] The film received a rare average grade of "A+" from market-research firm CinemaScore, and a 90% "definite recommend" rating from its core audience, according to PostTrak. Another Here are the facts and fiction at the heart of the film. [20] The film is also a recipient of Tribeca Film Festival's Sloan Filmmaker Fund, which grants filmmakers funding and guidance with regard to innovative films that are concerned with science, mathematics, and technology.[21]. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. In a January 2015 interview with The Huffington Post, its screenwriter Graham Moore said in response to complaints about the film's historical accuracy: When you use the language of "fact checking" to talk about a film, I think you're sort of fundamentally misunderstanding how art works. [37], In November 2014, ahead of the film's US release, The New York Times reprinted the 1942 puzzle from The Daily Telegraph used in recruiting codebreakers at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. No need to waste time endlessly browsing—here's the entire lineup of new movies and TV shows streaming on Netflix this month. The site's critical consensus reads, "With an outstanding starring performance from Benedict Cumberbatch illuminating its fact-based story, The Imitation Gameserves as an eminently well-made entry in the 'prestige biopic' genre." Following the Royal Pardon granted by the British government to Turing on December 24, 2013, the filmmakers released the first official promotional photograph of Cumberbatch in character beside Turing's bombe. Anderson of Slate magazine compared the film's account of Turing's life and work to the biography it was based on, writing, "I discovered that The Imitation Game takes major liberties with its source material, injecting conflict where none existed, inventing entirely fictional characters, rearranging the chronology of events, and misrepresenting the very nature of Turing's work at Bletchley Park". It is a skill contest where entrants must crack a code provided by Google. [97][98], During production, there was criticism regarding the film's purported downplaying of Turing's homosexuality,[99] particularly condemning the portrayal of his relationship with close friend and one-time fiancée Joan Clarke. It received eight nominations at the 87th Academy Awards, winning for Best Adapted Screenplay, five nominations in the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, and three nominations at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards. [62] Empire described it as a "superb thriller" and Glamour declared it "an instant classic". Scenes were also filmed at Bicester Airfield and outside the Law Society building in Chancery Lane, and at West London Film Studios. [100] Turing's niece Payne thought that Knightley was inappropriately cast, as she described the real Clarke as "rather plain", and said: "I think they might be trying to romanticise it. The Imitation Game Italia 110 min Tratto dalla storia vera del leggendario criptoanalista Alan Turing, il film racconta la serrata lotta contro il tempo condotta dal matematico e dalla sua squadra durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale per decifrare il codice segreto nazista denominato "Enigma". Clarke visits him in his home and witnesses his physical and mental deterioration. Bengry also cites the existing ability of those convicted under repealed anti-homosexuality laws to have their convictions declared spent. There's a simple continuity there. Turing is difficult to work with, and considers his colleagues inferior; he works alone to design a machine to decipher Enigma messages. Clarke states she always suspected but insists they would have been happy together anyway. Honor this man. [59] Kaleem Aftab of The Independent gave the film a five-star review, hailing it the "Best British Film of the Year". "[101], Speaking to Empire, director Tyldum expressed his decision to take on the project: "It is such a complex story. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 72 out … Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II. The test was introduced by Alan Turing in his 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence," which he asks, "Are there imaginable digital computers which would do well in the imitation game?" In this clip from the movie "The Imitation Game", Alan Turing (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) explains about how machines can think. The visual blog Information is Beautiful deduced that, while taking creative licence into account, the film was just 42.3% accurate when compared to real-life events, summarizing that "shoe-horning the incredible complexity of the Enigma machine and cryptography in general was never going to be easy. It is played with three people, a man (A), a woman (B), and an interrogator (C) who may be of either sex. [83] British historian Alex von Tunzelmann, writing for The Guardian in November 2014, pointed out many historical inaccuracies in the film, saying in conclusion: "Historically, The Imitation Game is as much of a garbled mess as a heap of unbroken code". Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, and Mark Strong also star. Title: During their reception, Turing confirms his homosexuality to Cairncross, who warns him to keep it secret. [26] On what would have been Turing's 102nd birthday on 23 June, Empire released two photographs featuring Mark Strong and Charles Dance in character. The interrogator stays in a room apart front the other two. [95], This petition eventually resulted in the Policing and Crime Act 2017, informally known as the Alan Turing law, which serves as an amnesty law to pardon men who were cautioned or convicted under historical legislation that outlawed homosexual acts, and which was implemented on 31 January 2017. “The Imitation Game” was Turing’s title for his paper where he discussed the thinking of man versus the thinking of a machine. "[87] Computing historian Thomas Haigh, writing in the journal Communications of the ACM, said that "the film is a bad guide to reality but a useful summary of everything that the popular imagination gets wrong about Bletchley Park", that it "combines the traditional focus of popular science writing on the lone genius who changes the world with the modern movie superhero narrative of a freak who must overcome his own flaws before he can save the world", and that, together with the likes of A Beautiful Mind and The Theory of Everything, is part of a trend of "glossy scientific biopic[s]" that emphasize those famous scientists who were surrounded by tragedy rather than those who found contented lives, which in turn affects the way "[s]ome kinds of people, and work, have become famous and others have not. A hero", "Psyched about this combination of subject/actor. That's not what water lilies look like, that's what the sensation of experiencing water lilies feel like. Turing wasn't the only person intrigued by the similarities between human and machine intelligence. In the same interview, Turing's nephew Dermot Turing stated that Cumberbatch is "perfect casting. We wanted the movie to be emotional and passionate. Turing was pardoned by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013. The first version of the game he explained involved no computer intelligence whatsoever. Homosexuality was a crime in Great Britain in the early 1950s, falling under gross indecency in Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885. Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II. The film was criticized by some for its inaccurate portrayal of historical events and for downplaying Turing's homosexuality. Yes. The Imitation Game is a 2014 biopic film about the British computer scientist and wartime codebreaker Alan Turing, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing, with Keira Knightley, Charles Dance, and Mark Strong.. 6 VIDEOS | 202 IMAGES. A surge of new technologies developed during World War II, including early computers, space satellites and nuclear power, had captured the intellectual and public imagination. A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. Rotten Tomatoes sampled 216 critics and judged 89% of the reviews positive with an average rating of 7.7/10. Alan Turing and the Imitation Game. Turing realises they cannot act on every decoded message or the Germans will realise Enigma has been broken. [68][69] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times declared Turing "the role of Cumberbatch's career", while A.O. But this film just rips the historical records to shreds". However, the LGBT civil rights advocacy organisation the Human Rights Campaign honoured it for bringing Turing's legacy to a wider audience with its subtle and realistic approach. [70][71] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone asserted that the actor "gives an explosive, emotionally complex" portrayal. Two astronauts work together to survive after an accident leaves them stranded in space. Promotional stills were taken by photographer Jack English, who also photographed Cumberbatch for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. [81] Tim Robey of The Telegraph described it as "a film about a human calculator which feels ... a little too calculated". She comforts him by saying that his work saved millions of lives. A Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". The building of only one machine, with Turing playing a large role in its construction. The naming of the Enigma-breaking machine "Christopher" after Turing's childhood friend, with Turing the only cryptographer working on it while others either did not help or outright opposed it. [19], The Weinstein Company acquired the film for $7 million in February 2014, the highest amount ever paid for US distribution rights at the European Film Market. 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The Imitation Game is a new film based on the life of legendary computer scientist Alan Turing, played here by Benedict Cumberbatch. Le film est inspiré de la vie du mathématicien et cryptanalyste britannique Alan Turing, notamment pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, lorsqu'il a travaillé à Bletchley Park. [18], The film's title refers to Turing's proposed test of the same name, which he discussed in his 1950 paper on artificial intelligence entitled "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". In June 2014, it was announced that Alexandre Desplat would provide the original score of the film. The Imitation Game ( 2014) The Imitation Game. Die Hauptrollen in dem Kriegsdrama spielen Benedict Cumberbatch und Keira Knightley. [65] Critic Scott Foundas stated that the "movie is undeniably strong in its sense of a bright light burned out too soon, and the often undignified fate of those who dare to chafe at society's established norms". [48], The film opened at number two at the UK box office behind the big-budget film Interstellar, earning $4.3 million from 459 screens. [85] L.V. [38], TWC launched a print and online campaign on January 2, 2015 featuring testimonials from leaders in the fields of technology, military, academia, and LGBTQ groups (all influenced by Turing's life and accomplishments) to promote the film and Turing's legacy. Black Bear Pictures subsequently committed to finance the film for $14 million. After he recalibrates the machine, it quickly decodes a message and the cryptographers celebrate. The title of the film quotes the name of the game Alan Turing proposed for answering the question "Can machines think? He was 41 years old. [90], The Human Rights Campaign's Chad Griffin also offered his endorsement, saying: "Over 49,000 other gay men and women were persecuted in England under the same law. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger. Il s'agit de l'adaptation cinématographique de la biographie Alan Turing ou l'énigme de l'intelligence (Alan Turing: The Enigma) d'Andrew Hodges. [4][11][12] Various directors were attached during development including Ron Howard and David Yates. The filmmakers of “The Imitation Game” chose to focus on the hardware. In the scene where Joan Clarke arrives at Bletchley park for the first time she travels there on a coach with vehicle registration HOD 75. Joan Clarke, a Cambridge graduate, passes Turing's test but her parents will not allow her to work with the male cryptographers. [33], The official film website allowed visitors to unlock exclusive content by solving cryptic crossword puzzles supposedly conceived by Turing. He develops a friendship with Christopher Morcom, who sparks his interest in cryptography. T hough The Imitation Game was largely based on the biography Alan Turing: The Enigma, much of Alan Turing’s life is shrouded in mystery. [92], In February 2015, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Jessica Alba, Bryan Cranston, and Anna Wintour among others joined the petition at Pardon49k.org demanding pardons for victims of anti-gay laws. Join me in signing the @HRC petition to pardon them: -AW", "Stars back petition aiding anti-gay law victims", "Why I Oppose a General Pardon for Historical Convictions for Homosexual Offences", "Schrödinger's pardon: the difficulties of the Turing Bill", "Comment: Hollywood should stay true to the real story of Alan Turing", "Alan Turing's biographer criticises upcoming biopic for downplaying gay identity", "Imitation Game filmmakers accused of romanticising the relationship between Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley's characters by Alan Turing's niece, Inagh Payne", "Matthew Goode announced as new face of Hogan Shoes", "Producers of Alan Turing film reject criticism of project", "What 'The Imitation Game' didn't tell you about Turing's greatest triumph", "Based on a True True Story? Turing tells Nock it is really a test to determine if the entity answering a question is man, or a machine imitating man. Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Critic Clayton Davis stated that it is a "performance for the ages ... proving he's one of the best actors working today". Imagine three rooms, each connected via computer screen and keyboard to the others. Our goal was to give you "What does Alan Turing feel like?" Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Principal photography finished on November 11, 2013. Director Tyldum, screenwriter Moore, and actress Knightley were also in attendance. The Imitation Game is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Morten Tyldum and written by Graham Moore, based on the 1983 biography Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. 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Its opening was 107% higher than that of Argo, 81% higher than Philomena and 26% higher than The Iron Lady following its debut. After overhearing a conversation with a female clerk about messages she receives, Turing has an epiphany, realising he can program the machine to decode words he already knows exist in certain messages. [14][15], Principal photography began on September 15, 2013 in Britain. [30], In November 2014, the Weinstein Company co-hosted a private screening of the film with Digital Sky Technologies billionaire Yuri Milner and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. [34] The website puzzle was a shorter version[35] of the Daily Telegraph puzzle of 13 January 1942 that was actually used in Bletchley Park recruitment during the war[36] (and the puzzle was not set by Turing, who was no good at them). The 1948 book "Cybernetics" coined the prefix "cyber" and wondered whether it wo… Turing (1950) introduces the imitation game by describing a game in which the participants are a man, a woman, and a human interrogator. The recruitment of Joan Clarke as a result of an examination after solving a crossword puzzle in a newspaper. A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake". His code breaking efforts led to the cracking of the German Enigma during World War II, work that saved countless lives and accelerated the Allied defeat of the Nazis. [104], For the most part, Hodges has not commented on the historical accuracy of the film, alluding to contractual obligations involving the film rights to his biography. This is based on a real event. The English-language debut of 'Headhunters' director Morten Tyldum, this British World War II thriller is a highly conventional story about humanity that creates a fascinating character, anchored by a hypnotically complex performance. Scott of The New York Times stated that it is "one of the year's finest pieces of screen acting". ", in his 1950 seminal paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". [72][73] Foundas of Variety wrote that Cumberbatch's acting is "masterful ... a marvel to watch", Manohla Dargis of The New York Times described it as "delicately nuanced, prickly and tragic" and Owen Gleiberman of the BBC proclaimed it an "emotionally tailored perfection". [46], The Imitation Game was released on March 31, 2015 in the United States in two formats: a one-disc standard DVD and a Blu-ray with a digital copy of the film. The statement that Turing committed suicide after a year of hormone treatment. A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. [102] The producers of the film stated: "There is not – and never has been – a version of our script where Alan Turing is anything other than homosexual, nor have we included fictitious sex scenes."[103]. [106], The Imitation Game was nominated for, and received, numerous awards, with Cumberbatch's portrayal of Turing particularly praised. "As soon as computers are mentioned at all, people are talking about electronic brains and the possibility of the computer rivaling the brain," says Hodges. The Imitation Game presents a historically accurate graphic novel biography of Turing’s life, including his groundbreaking work on the fundamentals of cryptography and artificial intelligence. Denniston orders it to be destroyed and Turing fired, but the other cryptographers threaten to leave if Turing goes. The scenes depicting Turing's childhood friend, including the manner in which Turing learned of Morcom's illness and death. You don't fact check Monet's Water Lilies. [39][40][41][42], The film had its world premiere at the 41st Telluride Film Festival in August 2014, and played at the 39th Toronto International Film Festival in September. Alan Turing, in a 1951 paper, proposed a test called "The Imitation Game" that might finally settle the issue of machine intelligence. [28] The first UK and US trailers were released on 22 July 2014. Adjusted for inflation, it outperformed the Weinstein Company's own Oscar-winning films The King's Speech ($88,863 in 2010) and The Artist ($51,220 in 2011), which were also released on Thanksgiving weekend. The Imitation Game true story confirms that on March 31, 1952, British authorities put Alan Turing on trial for indecency because he had homosexual relations with a 19-year-old man named Arnold Murray, twenty years his junior. ", in his 1950 seminal paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". "[88], Despite earlier reservations, Turing's niece Inagh Payne told Allan Beswick of BBC Radio Manchester that the film "really did honour my uncle" after she watched the film at the London Film Festival in October 2014. However, production designer Maria Djurkovic admitted that her team made the machine more cinematic by making it larger and having more of its internal mechanisms visible. [35] Google, which sponsored the New York Premiere of the film, launched a competition called "The Code-Cracking Challenge" on November 23, 2014. [76] In addition, Claudia Puig of USA Today concluded in her review, "It's Cumberbatch's nuanced, haunted performance that leaves the most powerful impression". In 2013, Queen Elizabeth II granted Turing a posthumous Royal Pardon, honoring his unprecedented achievements. 271 of 357 people found this review helpful. [84] Journalist Christian Caryl also found numerous historical inaccuracies, describing the film as constituting "a bizarre departure from the historical record" that changed Turing's rich life to be "multiplex-friendly". [60][61] Lou Lumenick of the New York Post described it as a "thoroughly engrossing Oscar-caliber movie", while critic James Rocchi added that the film is "strong, stirring, triumphant and tragic". [66] Critic Leonard Maltin asserted that the film has "an ideal ensemble cast with every role filled to perfection". CEO Marissa Mayer, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, and Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales all gave tribute quotes. 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