U.S. Poster for the film. Courtesy photo
At the world premiere in Palm Springs in 2020 are director Thor Klein, left, the late Claire Weiner Ulam – (the daughter of Stan Ulam), and producer Lena Vurma. Courtesy photo
Still from the film with Philippe Tlokinski as Stan Ulam. Courtesy photo
HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS RELEASE
The Los Alamos Historical Society proudly presents an exclusive behind-the-scenes talk with writer/director Thor Klein and producer Lena Vurma about their feature film, Adventures of a Mathematician, based on Stan Ulam’s autobiography of the same name. The filmmakers spent extensive time on their research in Los Alamos and rebuilt parts of Fuller Lodge in Germany. Please join us in historic Fuller Lodge on Monday, September 27, at 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. for this exciting and unique opportunity.
Adventures of a Mathematician will be released nationwide by Samuel Goldwyn on October 1st. Los Alamos County will host an exclusive preview premiere on Thursday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. at Ashley Pond Park Stage.
About the film:
In this arresting account of the top-secret Manhattan Project, the brilliant Jewish-Polish mathematician Stan Ulam struggles with wartime loss and moral dilemmas at the dawn of the nuclear age. Along with his brother, Ulam escapes Poland on the eve of the Nazi invasion and eventually becomes a US citizen. His profound mastery of mathematics makes him a prized recruit to the legendary team of European scientists at Los Alamos working to develop the atomic bomb, but the young man is conflicted about his contributions to nuclear weaponry and haunted by the fate of the family he left behind in Poland. Director Thor Klein weaves an honest and poignant portrait of this brilliant and ambitious man caught in a moral crisis.
Trailer:
BEHIND-THE-SCENES MOVIE MAKING
The Los Alamos Historical Society proudly presents an exclusive behind-the-scenes talk with writer/director Thor Klein and producer Lena Vurma about their feature film, Adventures of a Mathematician, based on Stan Ulam’s autobiography of the same name. The filmmakers spent extensive time on their research in Los Alamos and rebuilt parts of Fuller Lodge in Germany. Please join us in historic Fuller Lodge on Monday, September 27, at 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. for this exciting and unique opportunity.
Adventures of a Mathematician will be released nationwide by Samuel Goldwyn on October 1st. Los Alamos County will host an exclusive preview premiere on Thursday, September 30, at 7:30 p.m. at Ashley Pond Park Stage.
About the film:
In this arresting account of the top-secret Manhattan Project, the brilliant Jewish-Polish mathematician Stan Ulam struggles with wartime loss and moral dilemmas at the dawn of the nuclear age. Along with his brother, Ulam escapes Poland on the eve of the Nazi invasion and eventually becomes a US citizen. His profound mastery of mathematics makes him a prized recruit to the legendary team of European scientists at Los Alamos working to develop the atomic bomb, but the young man is conflicted about his contributions to nuclear weaponry and haunted by the fate of the family he left behind in Poland. Director Thor Klein weaves an honest and poignant portrait of this brilliant and ambitious man caught in a moral crisis.
Trailer: