1 00:00:00,058 --> 00:00:01,343 Previously on Genius... 2 00:00:01,344 --> 00:00:04,236 I need help, someone to work alongside me. 3 00:00:04,237 --> 00:00:06,407 Do you have someone particular in mind? 4 00:00:06,408 --> 00:00:09,218 Time is not absolute. 5 00:00:11,966 --> 00:00:13,371 Holy hell. 6 00:00:13,372 --> 00:00:16,084 I've devised my own principle of relativity. 7 00:00:16,085 --> 00:00:18,544 It's the redefinition of the universe. 8 00:00:18,545 --> 00:00:20,460 This is what we've been chasing. 9 00:00:20,461 --> 00:00:21,481 You thanked Michele. 10 00:00:21,482 --> 00:00:22,472 Of course I thanked him. 11 00:00:22,473 --> 00:00:23,429 But I've helped you 12 00:00:23,430 --> 00:00:24,739 with so many papers, 13 00:00:24,740 --> 00:00:26,943 but you never thought to put my name in any of them. 14 00:00:26,944 --> 00:00:28,284 It never occurred to me. 15 00:00:28,285 --> 00:00:29,242 Dr. Curie. 16 00:00:29,243 --> 00:00:30,361 You are to be awarded 17 00:00:30,362 --> 00:00:33,171 the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics. 18 00:00:33,172 --> 00:00:35,086 Please inform the Nobel committee 19 00:00:35,087 --> 00:00:36,652 that I will not accept the prize 20 00:00:36,653 --> 00:00:37,929 if they do not honor my wife alongside me. 21 00:00:37,930 --> 00:00:39,046 This patent clerk in Bern. 22 00:00:39,047 --> 00:00:40,963 He has cited us both in his paper on... 23 00:00:40,964 --> 00:00:43,262 Light quanta, yes, indeed. You see? 24 00:00:43,263 --> 00:00:44,315 Einstein. 25 00:00:44,316 --> 00:00:45,976 It's fascinating what one can deduce 26 00:00:45,977 --> 00:00:47,814 about a man just by knowing his name. 27 00:00:47,815 --> 00:00:50,305 I'm here at the behest of Professor Max Planck. 28 00:00:50,306 --> 00:00:51,423 The father of Prussian physics? 29 00:00:51,424 --> 00:00:53,099 Tell me, are you working on anything else? 30 00:00:53,100 --> 00:00:53,757 Yes. 31 00:00:53,758 --> 00:00:56,890 Herr Einstein, it's... genius. 32 00:01:37,348 --> 00:01:38,369 Stop! 33 00:01:38,370 --> 00:01:40,190 Please, stop. 34 00:01:48,590 --> 00:01:49,995 May I come in? 35 00:01:52,581 --> 00:01:55,838 My name is Dr. Carl Jung. 36 00:01:55,839 --> 00:01:57,888 I'm a friend of your father's. 37 00:02:14,043 --> 00:02:17,912 Can you tell me why you wanted to hurt yourself, Eduard? 38 00:02:21,261 --> 00:02:23,814 Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh. 39 00:02:23,815 --> 00:02:26,114 Don't cry, little one. 40 00:02:26,115 --> 00:02:29,052 When I come home, I'll play you some Mozart. 41 00:02:29,053 --> 00:02:31,287 Maybe someday you'll be a beautiful violinist 42 00:02:31,288 --> 00:02:32,310 like your papa. 43 00:02:32,311 --> 00:02:33,747 Practice your piano, Albertli. 44 00:02:33,748 --> 00:02:35,216 Later we'll play that nice minuet 45 00:02:35,217 --> 00:02:36,909 you've been learning for baby Eduard. 46 00:02:36,910 --> 00:02:38,537 He doesn't sound good at all. 47 00:02:38,538 --> 00:02:40,166 I can stay if you need me, Miza. 48 00:02:40,167 --> 00:02:41,538 We'll be all right. 49 00:02:41,539 --> 00:02:44,221 You're just nervous about your lecture. 50 00:02:44,222 --> 00:02:46,488 I suppose I can't be any more boring 51 00:02:46,489 --> 00:02:48,373 than fat, old Professor Pernet. 52 00:02:48,374 --> 00:02:49,747 You'll do fine, Albert. 53 00:02:49,748 --> 00:02:53,329 You've waited a long time for this professorship. 54 00:03:12,103 --> 00:03:13,508 Uh, so... 55 00:03:13,509 --> 00:03:14,721 good-good morning. 56 00:03:14,722 --> 00:03:16,675 Uh, I think... 57 00:03:17,595 --> 00:03:19,831 Uh, yes, yes. 58 00:03:19,832 --> 00:03:24,876 Newton's, uh, second law, uh, acceleration 59 00:03:24,877 --> 00:03:28,619 in response to any force is, um... 60 00:03:33,181 --> 00:03:34,904 Actually, let's-let's start 61 00:03:34,905 --> 00:03:37,587 with his, uh, principle of-of gravity. 62 00:03:37,588 --> 00:03:39,956 Um... 63 00:03:42,986 --> 00:03:48,030 A-A force directly proportional to the product of two masses 64 00:03:48,031 --> 00:03:51,831 and inversely proportional... 65 00:03:56,781 --> 00:03:59,527 You all seem a bit restless. 66 00:03:59,528 --> 00:04:01,865 Who'd like to join me for a walk? 67 00:04:06,204 --> 00:04:07,799 Why are we walking, Herr Professor? 68 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,993 Because I'm a terrible lecturer, 69 00:04:10,994 --> 00:04:13,514 but I'm not a bad talker. 70 00:04:13,515 --> 00:04:14,985 You must have questions. 71 00:04:14,986 --> 00:04:18,657 Physics tries to explain the entire universe. 72 00:04:18,658 --> 00:04:21,819 Who doesn't have questions about that? 73 00:04:21,820 --> 00:04:23,128 Look at the sky. 74 00:04:23,129 --> 00:04:25,300 Who can tell me why it's blue? 75 00:04:25,301 --> 00:04:27,152 Something to do with scattering of light? 76 00:04:27,153 --> 00:04:29,228 That's what the books tell you. 77 00:04:29,229 --> 00:04:31,399 But what makes the light scatter? 78 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,498 Believe it or not, nobody knows. 79 00:04:34,499 --> 00:04:37,947 Maybe we can work it out together. 80 00:04:39,672 --> 00:04:40,853 It's not consumption, is it? 81 00:04:40,854 --> 00:04:42,098 He'll be fine. 82 00:04:42,099 --> 00:04:44,462 - Just a slight croup. - Are you sure? 83 00:04:44,463 --> 00:04:46,538 I can't lose another child. I-I couldn't bear it. 84 00:04:46,539 --> 00:04:49,480 Frankly, I'm more concerned about your hysteria 85 00:04:49,481 --> 00:04:51,530 than the child's cough. 86 00:04:52,611 --> 00:04:55,803 I'm not hysterical. I'm tired. 87 00:04:55,804 --> 00:04:57,759 Your emotional reactions are disproportionate. 88 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:58,916 Do you think it's easy 89 00:04:58,917 --> 00:05:01,502 looking after two children and a husband? 90 00:05:01,503 --> 00:05:02,253 May I ask, 91 00:05:02,254 --> 00:05:04,730 are you having relations with your husband? 92 00:05:04,731 --> 00:05:06,101 Excuse me? 93 00:05:06,102 --> 00:05:07,283 It is a medical fact: 94 00:05:07,284 --> 00:05:10,125 a woman's organs do not function properly 95 00:05:10,126 --> 00:05:12,335 if she's not meeting her husband's needs. 96 00:05:17,361 --> 00:05:20,679 And so Mach's principle throws doubt 97 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:24,160 on Newton's explanation for the spinning bucket of water. 98 00:05:24,161 --> 00:05:25,630 So does your theory, Professor. 99 00:05:25,631 --> 00:05:27,929 You know my work? 100 00:05:27,930 --> 00:05:29,749 I've read special relativity a dozen times, 101 00:05:29,750 --> 00:05:30,963 but I have a question. 102 00:05:30,964 --> 00:05:33,709 Just one? I've got hundreds myself. 103 00:05:34,762 --> 00:05:37,222 Special relativity only applies to constant speeds. 104 00:05:37,223 --> 00:05:41,023 What about acceleration? 105 00:05:41,024 --> 00:05:44,089 That's a question I've been struggling with for years, 106 00:05:44,090 --> 00:05:47,704 but, unfortunately, I'm late for an appointment. 107 00:06:00,984 --> 00:06:03,922 You look handsome tonight, Babu. 108 00:06:03,923 --> 00:06:05,549 Not now, Miza. 109 00:06:05,550 --> 00:06:07,401 It's okay, the children are asleep. 110 00:06:07,402 --> 00:06:09,867 Please, get dressed. We're going to be late. 111 00:06:11,714 --> 00:06:14,108 The last thing I want to do is paint on a smile 112 00:06:14,109 --> 00:06:15,969 and chatter about the weather with strangers. 113 00:06:17,655 --> 00:06:20,145 We hardly ever have any time for ourselves anymore. 114 00:06:20,146 --> 00:06:23,243 Please, Miza, you look very beautiful, 115 00:06:23,244 --> 00:06:25,191 but this invitation is an honor. 116 00:06:25,192 --> 00:06:26,569 We cannot cancel. 117 00:06:28,768 --> 00:06:31,360 Perhaps you should go without me. 118 00:06:33,496 --> 00:06:35,571 As you wish. 119 00:06:40,522 --> 00:06:41,644 Brandy? 120 00:06:41,645 --> 00:06:42,666 No, thank you, Dr. Jung. 121 00:06:42,667 --> 00:06:44,805 It makes my thoughts fuzzy. 122 00:06:44,806 --> 00:06:46,946 Ah, you like to be in control. 123 00:06:46,947 --> 00:06:49,628 This is my laboratory, after all. 124 00:06:49,629 --> 00:06:52,470 And this, this is mine. 125 00:06:52,471 --> 00:06:55,440 It's a pity your wife isn't well, but I'm glad you're here. 126 00:06:55,441 --> 00:06:57,837 I've been wanting to discuss your paper: 127 00:06:57,838 --> 00:07:00,216 "Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies." 128 00:07:00,217 --> 00:07:01,636 I believe your colleagues refer to it as, 129 00:07:01,637 --> 00:07:05,628 uh, special relativity. 130 00:07:05,629 --> 00:07:07,545 Have I said something to upset you? 131 00:07:09,174 --> 00:07:12,175 Honestly, I-I wish I could just move beyond the damn theory. 132 00:07:12,176 --> 00:07:15,401 It makes me feel like a, like a charlatan. 133 00:07:15,402 --> 00:07:18,275 A charlatan? 134 00:07:18,276 --> 00:07:21,053 It's, uh, it's groundbreaking. 135 00:07:21,054 --> 00:07:23,385 Perhaps, but it only covers a specialized circumstance. 136 00:07:23,386 --> 00:07:25,588 Speed's not always constant. 137 00:07:25,589 --> 00:07:29,197 The world is spinning. That's a form of acceleration. 138 00:07:29,198 --> 00:07:31,049 The theory disregards that entirely 139 00:07:31,050 --> 00:07:32,870 and it says nothing at all about gravity. 140 00:07:32,871 --> 00:07:36,505 The theory is still incomplete. I'm stalled. 141 00:07:36,506 --> 00:07:38,937 And to make matters worse, I've been asked to lecture on it 142 00:07:38,938 --> 00:07:41,812 at a conference in Salzburg. 143 00:07:41,813 --> 00:07:43,409 I'm thinking about saying no. 144 00:07:43,410 --> 00:07:46,922 Oh. I imagine you'd disappoint a lot of people. 145 00:07:46,923 --> 00:07:49,636 I despise lecturing; it-it unnerves me. 146 00:07:51,585 --> 00:07:54,651 I can't believe I prattled on like that. 147 00:07:54,652 --> 00:07:56,917 I can have that effect on people. 148 00:07:56,918 --> 00:07:59,217 With my patients, I've found 149 00:07:59,218 --> 00:08:01,931 whatever's troubling them on the surface, 150 00:08:01,932 --> 00:08:03,911 fear of speaking, for example, 151 00:08:03,912 --> 00:08:06,785 there's something much more fascinating 152 00:08:06,786 --> 00:08:08,702 lurking in the unconscious. 153 00:08:08,703 --> 00:08:12,056 With respect, Doctor, I'd rather not be analyzed. 154 00:08:12,057 --> 00:08:14,003 I'd prefer to remain in the dark. 155 00:08:14,004 --> 00:08:16,143 Forgive me. 156 00:08:16,144 --> 00:08:20,358 I invited you here for a chat, not analysis. 157 00:08:20,359 --> 00:08:22,947 But may I offer a friendly piece of advice? 158 00:08:22,948 --> 00:08:24,709 How can I refuse? 159 00:08:25,788 --> 00:08:28,663 A man can't avoid his fears. 160 00:08:28,664 --> 00:08:30,734 To overcome them, 161 00:08:30,735 --> 00:08:33,969 he must face them, pass through the inferno. 162 00:09:02,963 --> 00:09:05,300 Mezzanine, please. 163 00:09:21,135 --> 00:09:22,993 Mezzanine, sir. 164 00:09:35,507 --> 00:09:38,475 Good afternoon, Professor. 165 00:09:38,476 --> 00:09:40,716 Are you feeling all right? 166 00:09:42,212 --> 00:09:45,086 Professor Planck, Professor Minkowski, I... 167 00:09:45,087 --> 00:09:46,362 Spit it out, Einstein. 168 00:09:46,363 --> 00:09:47,961 This is no time to be tongue-tied. 169 00:09:47,962 --> 00:09:49,588 You're this afternoon's headliner, after all. 170 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:51,505 Frankly, I never imagined 171 00:09:51,506 --> 00:09:53,614 a student I once called a lazy dog 172 00:09:53,615 --> 00:09:56,264 would produce something as beautiful as special relativity. 173 00:09:56,265 --> 00:09:58,659 Indeed. Our colleagues have been anticipating 174 00:09:58,660 --> 00:10:00,287 your lecture for weeks. 175 00:10:00,288 --> 00:10:02,587 Your theory is all we talk about. 176 00:10:28,904 --> 00:10:32,288 I know what you are all expecting to hear, but... 177 00:10:32,289 --> 00:10:35,480 today, I would like to talk to you 178 00:10:35,481 --> 00:10:37,812 about something other than relativity. 179 00:10:52,377 --> 00:10:56,462 According to the prevailing theory, an oscillating... 180 00:10:56,463 --> 00:10:59,433 ...the next stage in the development of theoretical... 181 00:10:59,434 --> 00:11:02,371 ...and emission theories applies 182 00:11:02,372 --> 00:11:03,745 to the following conjecture. 183 00:11:03,746 --> 00:11:05,565 ...can only assume energy... 184 00:11:09,877 --> 00:11:12,272 And so... 185 00:11:12,273 --> 00:11:16,838 if we accept Professor Planck's constant, 186 00:11:16,839 --> 00:11:19,330 it means, in short, 187 00:11:19,331 --> 00:11:23,864 that much of what we thought we knew about light... 188 00:11:23,865 --> 00:11:26,041 is wrong. 189 00:11:38,465 --> 00:11:39,972 Bravo! 190 00:11:46,737 --> 00:11:48,140 Brilliant, Albert. 191 00:11:48,141 --> 00:11:51,021 But why on Earth didn't you lecture on relativity? 192 00:11:52,964 --> 00:11:55,071 When I saw you in the front row, sir, 193 00:11:55,072 --> 00:11:57,754 I-I... I had an inspiration. 194 00:11:57,755 --> 00:12:00,308 You see, your work is the foundation... 195 00:12:00,309 --> 00:12:02,033 Professor Einstein. 196 00:12:02,034 --> 00:12:03,183 Do forgive the interruption. 197 00:12:03,184 --> 00:12:05,291 Count Von Sturgkh, 198 00:12:05,292 --> 00:12:07,941 Minister of Education for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 199 00:12:07,942 --> 00:12:11,039 I wanted to inform you that there is a post open 200 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,563 for a Professor of Theoretical Physics 201 00:12:13,564 --> 00:12:15,990 at Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague. 202 00:12:15,991 --> 00:12:19,956 We would be honored to add you to our faculty. 203 00:12:20,941 --> 00:12:22,260 Well, I'm flattered. 204 00:12:22,261 --> 00:12:23,964 I think you'll find our terms quite generous. 205 00:12:23,965 --> 00:12:26,177 Limited teaching duties. 206 00:12:26,178 --> 00:12:28,541 Ample time to focus on your own work. 207 00:12:28,542 --> 00:12:30,871 Well, that doesn't sound too terrible, does it? 208 00:12:30,872 --> 00:12:32,277 Wonderful. 209 00:12:32,278 --> 00:12:33,624 One more question. 210 00:12:35,152 --> 00:12:36,683 They want me to declare a religion. 211 00:12:36,684 --> 00:12:39,144 What has that got to do with teaching physics? 212 00:12:39,145 --> 00:12:41,506 It's called the Holy Crown for a reason, Albert. 213 00:12:41,507 --> 00:12:43,167 You must at least pretend to believe in God 214 00:12:43,168 --> 00:12:44,508 if you want them to hire you. 215 00:12:44,509 --> 00:12:46,010 Perhaps I'm being foolish. 216 00:12:46,011 --> 00:12:48,278 Why would I leave democratic Switzerland to work 217 00:12:48,279 --> 00:12:50,736 for a medieval, warmongering monarchy? 218 00:12:50,737 --> 00:12:51,854 Since when do you care about 219 00:12:51,855 --> 00:12:53,770 - the stupidities of politics? - I don't. 220 00:12:53,771 --> 00:12:55,462 I care about completing my theory. 221 00:12:55,463 --> 00:12:56,867 Well, there's your answer. 222 00:12:56,868 --> 00:12:59,039 You've been complaining about not having time. 223 00:12:59,040 --> 00:13:02,074 Swallow your pride and admit you're a Jew. 224 00:13:02,075 --> 00:13:05,331 A Jew? Oh, they'll love that. 225 00:13:54,226 --> 00:13:55,567 Professor Einstein, 226 00:13:55,568 --> 00:13:57,738 Von Sturgkh here tells me 227 00:13:57,739 --> 00:14:00,459 you're one of the greatest minds in Europe. 228 00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:03,716 He's being too kind, Your Majesty. 229 00:14:05,403 --> 00:14:08,601 He also tells me you're a Jew. 230 00:14:12,047 --> 00:14:13,770 Yes. 231 00:14:13,771 --> 00:14:15,621 Well, my parents... 232 00:14:15,622 --> 00:14:19,040 You understand, we are not like the Prussians. 233 00:14:19,041 --> 00:14:23,894 Herr Einstein, we have no quarrel with the Jews, 234 00:14:23,895 --> 00:14:27,350 as long as you are God-fearing. 235 00:14:31,496 --> 00:14:34,082 Oh, I am, Your Majesty. 236 00:14:34,083 --> 00:14:36,419 Terrified, actually. 237 00:14:39,895 --> 00:14:42,927 I'd like to continue our work together, 238 00:14:42,928 --> 00:14:44,813 so why don't you come to Prague with me, Jakob? 239 00:14:44,814 --> 00:14:47,558 Maybe I could get you a position at the University. 240 00:14:47,559 --> 00:14:50,432 We'd have time to work on accelerated motion. 241 00:14:50,433 --> 00:14:53,082 Albert, I'm flattered, 242 00:14:53,083 --> 00:14:54,680 but I've received another offer. 243 00:14:54,681 --> 00:14:55,638 A professorship? 244 00:14:55,639 --> 00:14:58,673 No. Assistant to Philipp Lenard. 245 00:14:58,674 --> 00:15:01,706 Well, Lenard's a genius. Of course, you must accept. 246 00:15:01,707 --> 00:15:06,242 Yes, but he's got a bit of a reputation. 247 00:15:06,243 --> 00:15:08,317 Quite a taskmaster, apparently. 248 00:15:08,318 --> 00:15:11,000 Honestly, I get a pit in my stomach just thinking about it. 249 00:15:11,001 --> 00:15:12,597 I know how you feel. 250 00:15:12,598 --> 00:15:15,342 In Salzburg, I was so nervous before my lecture, 251 00:15:15,343 --> 00:15:17,260 I thought my heart was going to stop 252 00:15:17,261 --> 00:15:19,239 right in the elevator. 253 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:24,286 Actually, I... I imagined something very strange, 254 00:15:24,287 --> 00:15:27,798 as though the elevator were falling, 255 00:15:27,799 --> 00:15:30,257 and I was just floating inside it. 256 00:15:36,421 --> 00:15:38,119 It was terrifying at first... 257 00:15:39,839 --> 00:15:45,172 ...but then, suddenly, it was as if, well... 258 00:15:45,173 --> 00:15:48,148 ...as if I had no weight at all. 259 00:15:51,592 --> 00:15:55,807 Because a falling man does not feel his own weight. 260 00:15:55,808 --> 00:15:58,265 Me, 261 00:15:58,266 --> 00:15:59,671 the floor, my papers, 262 00:15:59,672 --> 00:16:01,619 were all falling at the same rate, 263 00:16:01,620 --> 00:16:03,886 so I couldn't feel the pressure of the floor on my feet. 264 00:16:03,887 --> 00:16:06,543 But what if the elevator was rising? 265 00:16:08,646 --> 00:16:10,082 I'd be accelerating 266 00:16:10,083 --> 00:16:11,295 in the opposite direction. 267 00:16:11,296 --> 00:16:12,829 It would produce the opposite effect. 268 00:16:12,830 --> 00:16:14,106 You'd feel the floor. 269 00:16:14,107 --> 00:16:15,364 I'd be glued to it, 270 00:16:15,365 --> 00:16:16,500 as I am now. 271 00:16:16,501 --> 00:16:18,480 But that's gravity. 272 00:16:18,481 --> 00:16:20,243 Exactly! 273 00:16:21,707 --> 00:16:23,527 I should have seen it before. 274 00:16:23,528 --> 00:16:26,656 It is so simple, so beautiful. 275 00:16:26,657 --> 00:16:29,563 Acceleration and gravity are the same thing. 276 00:16:29,564 --> 00:16:33,971 This is the idea I've been missing to complete relativity. 277 00:16:33,972 --> 00:16:36,237 This may just be 278 00:16:36,238 --> 00:16:38,647 one of the happiest thoughts of my life. 279 00:16:44,461 --> 00:16:46,153 I know you've been unhappy here, 280 00:16:46,154 --> 00:16:48,037 but things will be better in Prague. 281 00:16:48,038 --> 00:16:50,465 Why should I be happy in a new city? 282 00:16:50,466 --> 00:16:51,939 It will just be more of the same. 283 00:16:53,020 --> 00:16:54,521 Wash dishes, 284 00:16:54,522 --> 00:16:57,874 change diapers, buy groceries. 285 00:16:57,875 --> 00:17:01,162 I might as well be a mule tied to a cart. 286 00:17:01,163 --> 00:17:03,684 When do I get to use my mind? 287 00:17:03,685 --> 00:17:05,570 Miza, you've had dark moods since you were a child. 288 00:17:05,571 --> 00:17:06,528 It will pass. 289 00:17:06,529 --> 00:17:08,418 This is not a mood, Mama! 290 00:17:09,722 --> 00:17:11,159 I'm suffocating. 291 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:12,469 You should count your blessings. 292 00:17:12,470 --> 00:17:13,873 There was a time I thought you would 293 00:17:13,874 --> 00:17:15,316 never have a man at all. 294 00:17:17,387 --> 00:17:20,549 Maybe I would have been better off without one. 295 00:17:20,550 --> 00:17:23,487 How can you say that? 296 00:17:23,488 --> 00:17:25,473 What about your children? 297 00:17:38,657 --> 00:17:41,568 Don't listen to Mama, Eduard. 298 00:17:45,077 --> 00:17:47,987 Sometimes Mama gets sad. 299 00:17:51,113 --> 00:17:53,146 People don't try to kill themselves 300 00:17:53,147 --> 00:17:55,197 for no reason, Eduard. 301 00:17:55,935 --> 00:17:57,786 You must be in despair about something. 302 00:17:57,787 --> 00:17:59,766 Trouble with a woman, 303 00:17:59,767 --> 00:18:01,720 or a disappointment at school. 304 00:18:11,903 --> 00:18:13,340 I'm sorry. 305 00:18:13,341 --> 00:18:15,676 Do you-do you mind if I smoke? 306 00:18:19,983 --> 00:18:22,350 It reminds me of my father. 307 00:18:23,944 --> 00:18:26,075 When was the last time you saw your father? 308 00:18:26,076 --> 00:18:27,200 Not for years. 309 00:18:27,201 --> 00:18:28,956 Oh. 310 00:18:28,957 --> 00:18:31,382 That must be, uh, difficult. 311 00:18:31,383 --> 00:18:32,884 No. 312 00:18:32,885 --> 00:18:34,577 No, it's not hard at all. 313 00:18:34,578 --> 00:18:36,403 You see... 314 00:18:38,666 --> 00:18:40,651 ...I hate him. 315 00:18:42,777 --> 00:18:45,038 Prague's a caste system. 316 00:18:45,039 --> 00:18:47,233 Germans on top, Jews in the middle 317 00:18:47,234 --> 00:18:49,213 and the poor Czechs beneath them both. 318 00:18:49,214 --> 00:18:52,132 - Why does anyone put up with it? - It has one advantage. 319 00:18:52,133 --> 00:18:55,549 They say that suffering is necessary for art. 320 00:18:55,550 --> 00:18:57,337 Ah, so you're an artist. 321 00:18:57,338 --> 00:18:59,318 I could claim to be a writer, 322 00:18:59,319 --> 00:19:01,138 but the truth is 323 00:19:01,139 --> 00:19:03,725 I work in a civil service office. 324 00:19:03,726 --> 00:19:05,385 It's killing my soul. 325 00:19:05,386 --> 00:19:06,663 I understand. 326 00:19:06,664 --> 00:19:08,164 I worked as a clerk for many years. 327 00:19:08,165 --> 00:19:11,198 Did it make you feel like a cockroach? 328 00:19:11,199 --> 00:19:12,666 What an interesting metaphor. 329 00:19:12,667 --> 00:19:13,976 You think so? 330 00:19:13,977 --> 00:19:17,521 Professor, I see you've met Herr Kafka. 331 00:19:17,522 --> 00:19:19,852 Franz is too shy to tell you, but he's published 332 00:19:19,853 --> 00:19:21,289 some short stories. 333 00:19:21,290 --> 00:19:23,397 They are quite modern. 334 00:19:23,398 --> 00:19:28,923 I think intellect is the most fascinating part of a man. 335 00:19:28,924 --> 00:19:30,359 I find Czech an interesting language. 336 00:19:30,360 --> 00:19:32,626 Slavonic, but without the Cyrillic alphabet. 337 00:19:32,627 --> 00:19:37,577 It must be so intimidating being married to a genius. 338 00:19:37,578 --> 00:19:41,728 I'd always be afraid to say something stupid. 339 00:19:44,731 --> 00:19:47,222 Not at all. 340 00:19:47,223 --> 00:19:50,320 He's the one who's always being foolish. 341 00:19:53,226 --> 00:19:56,393 Albert, I've got a headache. Take me home. 342 00:20:04,117 --> 00:20:05,904 If it's not your hip, it's your head. 343 00:20:05,905 --> 00:20:08,779 When was the last time you actually enjoyed yourself? 344 00:20:08,780 --> 00:20:10,983 It's not my fault everyone in this city is rude. 345 00:20:10,984 --> 00:20:11,972 They're rude? 346 00:20:11,973 --> 00:20:13,185 You spent the night scowling 347 00:20:13,186 --> 00:20:14,527 like a scolded child. 348 00:20:14,528 --> 00:20:16,242 We don't know anyone in this city. 349 00:20:16,243 --> 00:20:17,542 I thought you'd want to meet people. 350 00:20:17,543 --> 00:20:19,755 Then why didn't you introduce me to anyone? 351 00:20:19,756 --> 00:20:21,500 It's bad enough I'm invisible to everyone else, 352 00:20:21,501 --> 00:20:22,724 then you ignore me, too. 353 00:20:22,725 --> 00:20:24,568 I was simply talking with other people. 354 00:20:24,569 --> 00:20:25,443 Yes. 355 00:20:25,444 --> 00:20:27,967 You had plenty to say to that chesty brunette. 356 00:20:30,486 --> 00:20:33,008 Don't worry, I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time 357 00:20:33,009 --> 00:20:34,573 without me at your very important 358 00:20:34,574 --> 00:20:36,138 conference in Brussels. 359 00:20:36,139 --> 00:20:38,883 I'm surprised you're not attending the Solvay Conference, 360 00:20:38,884 --> 00:20:39,969 Herr Professor. 361 00:20:39,970 --> 00:20:41,470 I'm far too busy to take time away 362 00:20:41,471 --> 00:20:42,780 for a trip to Brussels. 363 00:20:42,781 --> 00:20:44,761 I'm sure your colleagues will miss you. 364 00:20:44,762 --> 00:20:46,039 Schinz, this is Laub. 365 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:47,379 He's going to be working with us. 366 00:20:47,380 --> 00:20:49,934 Show him the equipment, explain our procedures. 367 00:20:49,935 --> 00:20:51,728 Yes, Herr Professor. 368 00:20:53,608 --> 00:20:56,193 You shouldn't have asked him about Solvay. 369 00:20:56,194 --> 00:20:57,950 He wasn't invited. 370 00:20:57,951 --> 00:21:00,632 My God, how could I be so stupid? 371 00:21:00,633 --> 00:21:03,507 Now, you must tell me about Einstein. 372 00:21:03,508 --> 00:21:06,860 Is he as brilliant as everyone says? 373 00:21:06,861 --> 00:21:09,191 You are not a true gentleman, sir. 374 00:21:09,192 --> 00:21:12,545 And you are not a true blonde, madam. 375 00:21:14,493 --> 00:21:17,851 I must remember that one, Sommerfeld. 376 00:21:19,986 --> 00:21:21,424 Isn't that Madame Curie? 377 00:21:21,425 --> 00:21:24,878 What gave her away, the dress? 378 00:21:29,505 --> 00:21:30,908 Why isn't anyone talking to her? 379 00:21:30,909 --> 00:21:32,409 Haven't you heard? 380 00:21:32,410 --> 00:21:35,730 She's been cavorting around Paris with a married man. 381 00:21:35,731 --> 00:21:38,668 Why is that anyone's business? 382 00:21:38,669 --> 00:21:40,266 It's been splashed 383 00:21:40,267 --> 00:21:41,766 across the French papers for days. 384 00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,746 It's a terrible disgrace to her late husband. 385 00:21:43,747 --> 00:21:45,759 Poincaire thinks 386 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:49,687 she should be asked to leave the conference. 387 00:21:49,688 --> 00:21:51,289 Excuse me. 388 00:21:55,723 --> 00:21:58,118 Madame Curie. 389 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,673 I'm Albert Einstein. 390 00:22:00,674 --> 00:22:02,620 I've heard some gossip about you. 391 00:22:02,621 --> 00:22:04,185 I'm sure you have. 392 00:22:04,186 --> 00:22:06,931 The rumor is... 393 00:22:06,932 --> 00:22:09,365 that you're going to win another Nobel Prize. 394 00:22:12,586 --> 00:22:14,087 Don't worry about them. 395 00:22:14,088 --> 00:22:16,103 Their jokes are worse than their manners. 396 00:22:17,217 --> 00:22:19,809 Then you'll fit right in, Herr Einstein. 397 00:22:23,540 --> 00:22:25,193 People floating weightless, 398 00:22:25,194 --> 00:22:27,819 elevators flying through space. 399 00:22:27,820 --> 00:22:30,469 You have the imagination of a poet, not a scientist. 400 00:22:30,470 --> 00:22:32,864 You wouldn't think so if you read my poetry. 401 00:22:35,420 --> 00:22:37,719 Let's assume you are right about acceleration and gravity. 402 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,167 You had better prepare yourself for tremendous resistance 403 00:22:41,168 --> 00:22:42,541 from our colleagues. 404 00:22:42,542 --> 00:22:46,278 You'll be murdering one of their sacred cows. 405 00:22:46,279 --> 00:22:48,865 Sooner or later, they'll realize that I'm right. 406 00:22:48,866 --> 00:22:51,228 Only if you can prove it. 407 00:22:51,229 --> 00:22:54,453 I'd imagine the mathematics must be very complex. 408 00:22:54,454 --> 00:22:56,274 If I was back in Zurich, 409 00:22:56,275 --> 00:22:58,892 I'd have my friend Grossmann to help me. 410 00:22:58,893 --> 00:23:02,183 But in Prague, my colleagues are all absolutely useless. 411 00:23:02,184 --> 00:23:04,417 When Pierre was alive, 412 00:23:04,418 --> 00:23:08,027 we had the luxury of always being there to help each other. 413 00:23:08,028 --> 00:23:10,549 I once had that with my wife. 414 00:23:10,550 --> 00:23:12,977 Ah, she's also a scientist. 415 00:23:12,978 --> 00:23:14,893 She studied physics, yes. 416 00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:16,718 And now? 417 00:23:28,306 --> 00:23:32,490 I think, of all the mysteries in the universe, 418 00:23:32,491 --> 00:23:35,337 people are the hardest for me to fathom. 419 00:23:39,549 --> 00:23:41,821 But my wife is really quite brilliant. 420 00:23:45,743 --> 00:23:48,107 Have you been with someone in Brussels? 421 00:23:48,108 --> 00:23:49,576 With someone? 422 00:23:49,577 --> 00:23:51,267 What... what, what do you mean? 423 00:23:51,268 --> 00:23:52,896 This woman. 424 00:23:52,897 --> 00:23:55,265 Did she meet you there? 425 00:24:02,669 --> 00:24:05,990 This is from that silly girl I met at that party. 426 00:24:05,991 --> 00:24:09,318 Why is she writing to you in such a trifling way? 427 00:24:10,430 --> 00:24:12,984 You can't possibly be jealous, Miza. 428 00:24:12,985 --> 00:24:14,806 Have you been intimate with her? 429 00:24:14,807 --> 00:24:17,456 Intimate? I, I have never been unfaithful to you. 430 00:24:17,457 --> 00:24:19,692 How dare you! 431 00:24:19,693 --> 00:24:22,916 You certainly don't seem interested in me anymore. 432 00:24:22,917 --> 00:24:24,257 Actually, you know what, Mileva? 433 00:24:24,258 --> 00:24:26,015 I was with a woman in Brussels. 434 00:24:26,016 --> 00:24:27,674 You admit it. 435 00:24:27,675 --> 00:24:30,422 It was your heroine, Marie Curie. 436 00:24:30,423 --> 00:24:32,785 I spent hours talking to her, 437 00:24:32,786 --> 00:24:34,318 told her all about you. 438 00:24:34,319 --> 00:24:37,209 She even said she'd want to meet you one day. 439 00:24:37,210 --> 00:24:40,657 But if she knew what a suspicious, jealous creature 440 00:24:40,658 --> 00:24:42,196 you really are. 441 00:24:46,917 --> 00:24:50,271 Prague is even more beautiful than people say. 442 00:24:50,272 --> 00:24:53,784 Prague is a like pretty girl with a cold heart. 443 00:24:53,785 --> 00:24:56,371 None of my colleagues are of any use to me. 444 00:24:56,372 --> 00:24:57,488 I've asked Grossmann to see 445 00:24:57,489 --> 00:24:58,980 if he can help me get a position 446 00:24:58,981 --> 00:25:00,362 at Zurich Polytechnic. 447 00:25:00,363 --> 00:25:02,852 Does Mileva want to move again so soon? 448 00:25:02,853 --> 00:25:05,024 She hates it here. 449 00:25:05,025 --> 00:25:08,539 But then, I don't think she'd be happy anywhere. 450 00:25:08,540 --> 00:25:10,454 Forget about gloomy topics. 451 00:25:10,455 --> 00:25:12,690 What did you think of my elevator thought experiment? 452 00:25:12,691 --> 00:25:14,669 Mm. I'm still up in the air about it. 453 00:25:16,268 --> 00:25:19,939 I've realized another wonderful consequence of my idea. 454 00:25:19,940 --> 00:25:21,090 Hmm. 455 00:25:21,091 --> 00:25:24,601 Gravity bends light. 456 00:25:24,602 --> 00:25:27,444 That is a completely new conception, Albert. 457 00:25:27,445 --> 00:25:29,105 But even if you're right, 458 00:25:29,106 --> 00:25:31,820 you'd need a huge gravitational force to show it. 459 00:25:31,821 --> 00:25:34,470 The sun would do, wouldn't it? 460 00:25:38,047 --> 00:25:41,688 Imagine that log is a particle of light. 461 00:25:41,689 --> 00:25:45,489 Now think of the river as space. 462 00:25:45,490 --> 00:25:48,426 And you see the barge, there? 463 00:25:48,427 --> 00:25:49,991 That's the sun. 464 00:25:49,992 --> 00:25:52,136 Now watch. 465 00:25:55,006 --> 00:25:59,062 The sun's gravity changes the shape of space. 466 00:25:59,063 --> 00:26:03,116 I will credit you for originality, Albert. 467 00:26:03,117 --> 00:26:06,023 But is it possible that you've gone a bit too far? 468 00:26:06,024 --> 00:26:08,960 No. It's so beautiful that it must be right. 469 00:26:08,961 --> 00:26:10,883 And an astronomer could prove it. 470 00:26:11,996 --> 00:26:15,029 Then I suppose you'd better find a good astronomer. 471 00:26:15,030 --> 00:26:16,721 I do know 472 00:26:16,722 --> 00:26:18,541 some astronomers at the University, 473 00:26:18,542 --> 00:26:22,629 but frankly, I'm reluctant to make an introduction. 474 00:26:22,630 --> 00:26:24,801 Reluctant? Why? 475 00:26:24,802 --> 00:26:26,366 To be blunt, I don't know 476 00:26:26,367 --> 00:26:28,378 if it's in your best interest. 477 00:26:28,379 --> 00:26:31,156 How is it not in my interest to prove my theory? 478 00:26:31,157 --> 00:26:32,690 It's an outlandish idea, 479 00:26:32,691 --> 00:26:35,565 and you might very well be proven wrong. 480 00:26:35,566 --> 00:26:36,586 I'm not wrong. 481 00:26:36,587 --> 00:26:38,691 But e-even if I were, so what? 482 00:26:38,692 --> 00:26:40,456 Scientists must take risks. 483 00:26:40,457 --> 00:26:42,660 Otherwise we'd never make any advancements. 484 00:26:42,661 --> 00:26:45,240 You've established a strong reputation for yourself. 485 00:26:45,241 --> 00:26:47,924 You should tread carefully. 486 00:26:47,925 --> 00:26:51,091 It's not hard to go from genius to laughingstock. 487 00:26:53,033 --> 00:26:55,045 I'm staying with my aunt and uncle 488 00:26:55,046 --> 00:26:57,345 while I'm in Berlin. 489 00:26:57,346 --> 00:26:59,108 You can reach me there. 490 00:27:01,529 --> 00:27:03,924 And then Albert hit her in the head 491 00:27:03,925 --> 00:27:05,263 with a shovel. 492 00:27:06,481 --> 00:27:07,853 I didn't... I didn't really. 493 00:27:07,854 --> 00:27:10,668 You most certainly did... twice. 494 00:27:11,526 --> 00:27:13,441 Ah, Albert, 495 00:27:13,442 --> 00:27:17,727 you must try some of cousin Elsa's famous goose cracklings. 496 00:27:19,127 --> 00:27:21,618 Who would have imagined such a little troublemaker 497 00:27:21,619 --> 00:27:23,885 would grow up to be a great scientist? 498 00:27:23,886 --> 00:27:26,859 Now if only someone would teach him what to do with a hairbrush. 499 00:27:32,700 --> 00:27:36,712 Poor Albert, he's been so miserable in Prague. 500 00:27:36,713 --> 00:27:38,989 But he's got a prestigious position there, doesn't he? 501 00:27:38,990 --> 00:27:41,002 It's his wife. 502 00:27:41,003 --> 00:27:44,905 He'd never admit it, but he regrets the day he married her. 503 00:27:50,679 --> 00:27:52,627 It's so nice to have you in town, Albert. 504 00:27:52,628 --> 00:27:54,063 The last time I saw you, 505 00:27:54,064 --> 00:27:56,650 you must have been the same age as my girls. 506 00:27:56,651 --> 00:27:58,343 We always had fun together. 507 00:27:58,344 --> 00:28:00,004 Ah, you liked my sister better than me. 508 00:28:00,005 --> 00:28:02,527 Well, she was nicer to me than you were. 509 00:28:04,573 --> 00:28:06,935 Ugh. Take off your sweater. 510 00:28:06,936 --> 00:28:07,923 What? Why? 511 00:28:07,924 --> 00:28:09,042 You look like a tramp. 512 00:28:09,043 --> 00:28:12,300 Come, give it to me. 513 00:28:12,301 --> 00:28:14,280 I'll mend it for you. 514 00:28:14,281 --> 00:28:18,054 Can you tell me why you're so angry at your father? 515 00:28:22,136 --> 00:28:25,362 I thought you wanted to know why I tried to jump out the window. 516 00:28:25,363 --> 00:28:27,149 Yes. If you're ready to tell me. 517 00:28:27,150 --> 00:28:29,928 It's not because I'm in despair. 518 00:28:29,929 --> 00:28:31,429 It's because I'm crazy. 519 00:28:31,430 --> 00:28:33,378 And what do you mean by "crazy"? 520 00:28:33,379 --> 00:28:36,858 Mad, schizoid. It runs in my family. 521 00:28:36,859 --> 00:28:39,380 My mother's sister was locked up in this very same hospital. 522 00:28:39,381 --> 00:28:43,502 So you see, I wasn't trying to kill myself. 523 00:28:43,503 --> 00:28:45,903 I was having a delusion. 524 00:28:47,717 --> 00:28:49,926 I thought I was on fire. 525 00:28:51,678 --> 00:28:53,082 Guess why it's blue. 526 00:28:53,083 --> 00:28:54,201 Because it's lonely? 527 00:28:54,202 --> 00:28:57,233 Very clever, but no. 528 00:28:57,234 --> 00:28:59,981 The air forms billions of tiny pockets 529 00:28:59,982 --> 00:29:02,343 that scatter the light from the sun. 530 00:29:02,344 --> 00:29:04,611 The blue light scatters more than the other wavelengths, 531 00:29:04,612 --> 00:29:06,368 and that's why you see the blue. 532 00:29:06,369 --> 00:29:08,028 That's lovely. 533 00:29:08,029 --> 00:29:09,592 But I can appreciate a blue sky 534 00:29:09,593 --> 00:29:11,542 without knowing anything about physics. 535 00:29:11,543 --> 00:29:13,585 Why would you need to know anything about physics? 536 00:29:13,586 --> 00:29:16,938 You're a sparkling conversationalist, 537 00:29:16,939 --> 00:29:18,408 a wonderful cook, 538 00:29:18,409 --> 00:29:21,031 a talented seamstress. 539 00:29:23,518 --> 00:29:25,561 Tell me about your wife. 540 00:29:25,562 --> 00:29:27,285 She went to school with you? 541 00:29:27,286 --> 00:29:30,001 Yes. She wanted to be a scientist. 542 00:29:30,002 --> 00:29:31,662 Oh. Is she like you? 543 00:29:31,663 --> 00:29:35,239 Always thinking about big ideas? 544 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,448 Never remembering to take care of little things? 545 00:29:40,541 --> 00:29:42,902 I have a friend, a psychiatrist, 546 00:29:42,903 --> 00:29:46,671 who thinks that husbands and wives' psyches 547 00:29:46,672 --> 00:29:50,024 must be in balance. 548 00:29:50,025 --> 00:29:52,840 Mileva and I certainly are not. 549 00:29:54,656 --> 00:29:58,137 You seem discontent. 550 00:29:59,733 --> 00:30:03,087 Mileva's unhappy all the time. 551 00:30:03,088 --> 00:30:06,919 It makes life at home unbearable. 552 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:11,043 So I find reasons to stay away. 553 00:30:12,157 --> 00:30:14,524 But then I miss my children. 554 00:30:15,862 --> 00:30:18,486 That must be very difficult or you. 555 00:30:19,534 --> 00:30:21,896 But you know, 556 00:30:21,897 --> 00:30:26,113 and I speak from experience, 557 00:30:26,114 --> 00:30:29,792 not every marriage is meant to last forever. 558 00:30:32,277 --> 00:30:35,540 You deserve to be happy, Albert. 559 00:30:51,271 --> 00:30:53,156 Albert, wait. 560 00:30:53,157 --> 00:30:54,913 I thought you might get hungry 561 00:30:54,914 --> 00:30:57,624 on the journey home. I made you some butter cookies. 562 00:30:57,625 --> 00:30:59,859 Wherever did you get a rose 563 00:30:59,860 --> 00:31:01,615 at this time of year? 564 00:31:01,616 --> 00:31:03,695 I've got connections all over the city. 565 00:31:03,696 --> 00:31:06,544 Especially for lovely things like greenhouse flowers. 566 00:31:06,545 --> 00:31:09,359 Speaking of connections, did I ever mention that I'm acquainted 567 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:11,888 with Fritz Haber, at the Prussian Academy? 568 00:31:11,889 --> 00:31:12,880 Haber? 569 00:31:12,881 --> 00:31:14,318 He's legendary. 570 00:31:14,319 --> 00:31:17,327 The man who pulled nitrogen out of thin air. 571 00:31:17,328 --> 00:31:19,119 I could say something to him. 572 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:22,582 The Academy would be the perfect place for you to do your work. 573 00:31:24,370 --> 00:31:26,767 I can't move to Berlin, Elsa. 574 00:31:26,768 --> 00:31:28,240 Why not? 575 00:31:28,241 --> 00:31:30,287 You know I couldn't wait to get out of Germany 576 00:31:30,288 --> 00:31:32,528 when I was a boy. 577 00:31:32,529 --> 00:31:36,150 If I came back, it would only be because I want to be with you. 578 00:31:37,616 --> 00:31:40,847 Is that so terrible? 579 00:31:40,848 --> 00:31:45,616 I'd... I'd very much like to... 580 00:31:45,617 --> 00:31:48,239 to be something to you, Elsa, 581 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,248 but there are other people to consider. 582 00:31:51,249 --> 00:31:54,448 Mileva, of course, but most importantly, 583 00:31:54,449 --> 00:31:58,165 your daughters, and my sons. 584 00:31:59,890 --> 00:32:01,583 Fire represents deep parts 585 00:32:01,584 --> 00:32:03,120 of the unconscious. 586 00:32:03,121 --> 00:32:04,335 It's an archetype of transformation. 587 00:32:04,336 --> 00:32:05,840 I have a number of patients who... 588 00:32:05,841 --> 00:32:07,023 Save your archetypal nonsense 589 00:32:07,024 --> 00:32:08,782 for your paying patients. 590 00:32:08,783 --> 00:32:10,159 My neuroses have nothing to do 591 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,208 with your, your outlandish theories, 592 00:32:12,209 --> 00:32:14,742 about the collective unconscious. 593 00:32:16,688 --> 00:32:19,727 I'm studying psychiatry. 594 00:32:19,728 --> 00:32:21,360 And I can tell you, 595 00:32:21,361 --> 00:32:24,023 my neuroses are obviously Freudian. 596 00:32:25,136 --> 00:32:26,800 Freudian in what sense? 597 00:32:26,801 --> 00:32:28,560 Isn't it obvious? 598 00:32:28,561 --> 00:32:30,928 They're all about my father. 599 00:32:30,929 --> 00:32:34,901 I don't see how a delusion about fire connects with your father. 600 00:32:36,016 --> 00:32:38,287 Quite simple, really. 601 00:32:38,288 --> 00:32:42,065 When I was a child, he nearly burned me to death. 602 00:32:42,066 --> 00:32:43,537 One night, he was so distracted 603 00:32:43,538 --> 00:32:45,328 by some scientific thought or another, 604 00:32:45,329 --> 00:32:48,023 that he dropped his pipe and set fire to his bedroom. 605 00:32:53,521 --> 00:32:55,024 Your memory is quite vivid. 606 00:32:55,025 --> 00:32:56,369 How could I forget something like that? 607 00:32:56,370 --> 00:32:57,968 You were just a baby. 608 00:32:57,969 --> 00:33:01,200 It's quite young to remember so much. 609 00:33:01,201 --> 00:33:04,719 Everyone in my family knows the story. 610 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:06,448 Ah. 611 00:33:06,449 --> 00:33:09,203 My father never should have had children. 612 00:33:10,509 --> 00:33:11,737 If it wasn't for my mother, 613 00:33:11,738 --> 00:33:13,296 God knows what would have become of us. 614 00:33:13,297 --> 00:33:15,920 Your father is a human being. 615 00:33:15,921 --> 00:33:18,545 Human beings make mistakes. 616 00:33:18,546 --> 00:33:20,561 You study the psyche, Eduard. 617 00:33:20,562 --> 00:33:22,417 Be your own doctor. 618 00:33:22,418 --> 00:33:24,784 What would you tell yourself? 619 00:33:24,785 --> 00:33:27,185 I'd say, 620 00:33:27,186 --> 00:33:31,888 when one's father is a great and heartless man, 621 00:33:31,889 --> 00:33:36,305 it can make one feel... 622 00:33:36,306 --> 00:33:38,390 quite worthless. 623 00:33:40,465 --> 00:33:46,550 You have made your father into a kind of archetypal monster. 624 00:33:47,825 --> 00:33:50,837 But are you really sure you're right? 625 00:33:59,826 --> 00:34:02,385 You let the children get hold of matches? 626 00:34:02,386 --> 00:34:03,601 How could you be so careless? 627 00:34:03,602 --> 00:34:05,041 So sorry. I-I don't know 628 00:34:05,042 --> 00:34:06,576 what's wrong with me lately. 629 00:34:06,577 --> 00:34:08,464 I don't know what's wrong with me. 630 00:34:08,465 --> 00:34:10,703 I'm sorry... I'm sorry. 631 00:34:14,449 --> 00:34:17,362 It's all right, Eduard. 632 00:34:17,363 --> 00:34:19,504 Everything's gonna be all right. 633 00:34:19,505 --> 00:34:20,945 Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh. 634 00:34:32,561 --> 00:34:35,191 I know you're unhappy here, Miza. 635 00:34:38,258 --> 00:34:41,840 I got a letter from Marie Curie yesterday. 636 00:34:41,841 --> 00:34:45,462 She's invited us to take a holiday with her in the Alps. 637 00:34:47,122 --> 00:34:49,329 I think it will do us some good to get away, hmm? 638 00:35:10,642 --> 00:35:12,849 I've read all your papers. 639 00:35:14,291 --> 00:35:16,369 They're a bit dry, aren't they? 640 00:35:16,370 --> 00:35:18,321 Oh, not at all. 641 00:35:18,322 --> 00:35:20,177 I'm fascinated by the idea 642 00:35:20,178 --> 00:35:22,898 that radium is in a perpetual process of decay. 643 00:35:22,899 --> 00:35:25,970 Do you think Rutherford's theory of sub-atoms 644 00:35:25,971 --> 00:35:28,024 and disintegration is accurate? 645 00:35:29,906 --> 00:35:31,857 I don't know about Rutherford, but I can see 646 00:35:31,858 --> 00:35:35,222 that you are just as brilliant as your husband said you are. 647 00:35:37,843 --> 00:35:40,017 It seems foolish now, 648 00:35:40,018 --> 00:35:43,890 but once I dreamed I might win a Nobel Prize, too. 649 00:35:43,891 --> 00:35:45,778 Hmm. 650 00:35:45,779 --> 00:35:50,008 But then, life and... children. 651 00:35:52,307 --> 00:35:54,807 How did you do it all? 652 00:35:56,658 --> 00:35:58,771 I didn't. 653 00:35:58,772 --> 00:36:01,299 My children hardly saw me. 654 00:36:01,300 --> 00:36:04,600 Now, I'm afraid they hate me. 655 00:36:05,651 --> 00:36:07,506 I'm sorry. 656 00:36:07,507 --> 00:36:11,090 I didn't realize. 657 00:36:11,091 --> 00:36:13,239 You are very lucky, Mileva. 658 00:36:14,867 --> 00:36:17,464 Your children obviously adore you. 659 00:36:24,466 --> 00:36:27,447 My husband doesn't. 660 00:36:29,139 --> 00:36:32,337 Not anymore. 661 00:36:32,338 --> 00:36:34,929 Mileva's got a wonderful mind. 662 00:36:37,043 --> 00:36:40,369 I can see why you were drawn to her. 663 00:36:40,370 --> 00:36:44,498 That feels like eons ago. 664 00:36:44,499 --> 00:36:46,066 Love is a chemical reaction. 665 00:36:46,067 --> 00:36:49,079 Sometimes, it burns itself out. 666 00:36:51,860 --> 00:36:54,552 I miss what Mileva and I had. 667 00:36:56,372 --> 00:36:59,442 Don't you sometimes think that, well, 668 00:36:59,443 --> 00:37:02,488 life isn't worth living without someone to love. 669 00:37:04,307 --> 00:37:06,391 Perhaps you'll find someone else. 670 00:37:13,683 --> 00:37:17,105 Mileva's so fragile. 671 00:37:17,106 --> 00:37:19,377 I... 672 00:37:19,378 --> 00:37:22,519 I couldn't bear to hurt my children. 673 00:37:24,372 --> 00:37:25,907 I tell you something, Albert, 674 00:37:25,908 --> 00:37:29,267 because I think you'll understand. 675 00:37:29,268 --> 00:37:32,279 The rumors about my affair with Paul Langevin were true. 676 00:37:34,291 --> 00:37:37,170 I don't feel any guilt about it; we fell in love. 677 00:37:37,171 --> 00:37:39,666 So, why should we have to deny our feelings 678 00:37:39,667 --> 00:37:42,104 just because of an old-fashioned social contract? 679 00:37:43,732 --> 00:37:45,970 You and I don't accept all the rules and conventions 680 00:37:45,971 --> 00:37:47,666 of science. 681 00:37:47,667 --> 00:37:50,840 So, why must we accept traditional marriage? 682 00:37:57,492 --> 00:37:59,731 The houses held onto each other 683 00:37:59,732 --> 00:38:02,451 tight that night. 684 00:38:02,452 --> 00:38:06,899 And I kissed the moon and cried. 685 00:38:06,900 --> 00:38:09,907 That was "Longing" by Henriette Hardenberg. 686 00:38:15,123 --> 00:38:18,579 Professor Haber, I'm so glad you could be here. 687 00:38:18,580 --> 00:38:20,345 You were quite charming. 688 00:38:22,228 --> 00:38:25,465 Have I ever mentioned that my cousin is Albert Einstein? 689 00:38:26,579 --> 00:38:28,370 He's making quite a name for himself. 690 00:38:28,371 --> 00:38:30,162 In Prague now, I believe. 691 00:38:30,163 --> 00:38:31,923 Actually, he's moved back to Zurich. 692 00:38:31,924 --> 00:38:34,228 But I think he's rather restless there. 693 00:38:34,229 --> 00:38:36,211 A mind like his, I'm sure he'd prefer 694 00:38:36,212 --> 00:38:38,392 a more stimulating scientific community. 695 00:38:40,020 --> 00:38:41,746 What is this fascination 696 00:38:41,747 --> 00:38:43,539 with Einstein? 697 00:38:43,540 --> 00:38:45,907 What do his so-called "thought experiments" even mean? 698 00:38:45,908 --> 00:38:48,851 Where are these trains and lightning bolts he writes about? 699 00:38:48,852 --> 00:38:50,739 He's the most original thinker in the world right now. 700 00:38:50,740 --> 00:38:52,146 Just the kind of man we want 701 00:38:52,147 --> 00:38:53,522 - in the Academy. - He's a dreamer, 702 00:38:53,523 --> 00:38:55,506 not a rigorous scientist. 703 00:38:55,507 --> 00:38:57,587 Hasn't he just taken a post in Zurich? 704 00:38:57,588 --> 00:38:59,026 Yes, 705 00:38:59,027 --> 00:39:03,091 but I've been told he'd prefer to do without 706 00:39:03,092 --> 00:39:05,619 his lecturing obligations. 707 00:39:05,620 --> 00:39:08,244 Germany needs men like him. 708 00:39:08,245 --> 00:39:09,779 If I'm not mistaken, 709 00:39:09,780 --> 00:39:11,993 he renounced his German citizenship many years ago. 710 00:39:13,844 --> 00:39:16,921 Perhaps it's best we let the Swiss keep him. 711 00:39:18,484 --> 00:39:20,020 It's good to see you again, Carl. 712 00:39:20,021 --> 00:39:21,746 I was surprised you came back to Zurich 713 00:39:21,747 --> 00:39:23,826 so soon. 714 00:39:23,827 --> 00:39:27,380 My wife despised Prague. But, uh, more importantly, 715 00:39:27,381 --> 00:39:30,803 I'm hoping Zurich will be better for my children, healthier. 716 00:39:30,804 --> 00:39:34,804 Especially little Eduard. He's... he's a bit sickly. 717 00:39:34,805 --> 00:39:36,211 Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. 718 00:39:36,212 --> 00:39:37,684 But don't misunderstand me. 719 00:39:37,685 --> 00:39:41,138 He's a remarkable child, amazingly bright. 720 00:39:41,139 --> 00:39:44,146 He started talking much sooner than his older brother. 721 00:39:44,147 --> 00:39:46,643 And he has a wonderful gift for music. 722 00:39:46,644 --> 00:39:50,611 Oh. Well, he's lucky to have such a proud papa. 723 00:39:50,612 --> 00:39:52,818 Oh, allow me. 724 00:39:55,411 --> 00:39:58,451 Four francs, a magical number. 725 00:39:58,452 --> 00:40:01,362 You don't actually believe in magic, do you? 726 00:40:01,363 --> 00:40:03,124 I am not sure about magic, 727 00:40:03,125 --> 00:40:05,459 but I know that four is a very special number. 728 00:40:05,460 --> 00:40:07,026 You're serious? 729 00:40:07,027 --> 00:40:09,300 Indeed, four is fundamental. 730 00:40:09,301 --> 00:40:10,931 There's four elements: 731 00:40:10,932 --> 00:40:13,811 earth, air, fire and water; four poles of the compass; 732 00:40:13,812 --> 00:40:15,701 and four poles of the psyche: 733 00:40:15,702 --> 00:40:19,220 thinking, feeling, sensation and intuition. 734 00:40:19,221 --> 00:40:21,523 And who knows, Albert? 735 00:40:21,524 --> 00:40:22,900 Perhaps... 736 00:40:22,901 --> 00:40:24,922 there is even a fourth dimension. 737 00:40:34,260 --> 00:40:36,787 So, what's your diagnosis, Doctor? 738 00:40:36,788 --> 00:40:39,028 Schizoid with delusions? 739 00:40:39,029 --> 00:40:41,332 I am a friend 740 00:40:41,333 --> 00:40:42,612 of the family 741 00:40:42,613 --> 00:40:46,259 so, I wanted to come and see you personally, 742 00:40:46,260 --> 00:40:49,106 but I think it would be more appropriate 743 00:40:49,107 --> 00:40:51,572 if you worked with one of my colleagues. 744 00:40:51,573 --> 00:40:53,363 Oh, I see. 745 00:40:53,364 --> 00:40:55,219 As usual, a visit from an eminent man 746 00:40:55,220 --> 00:40:56,563 has nothing to do with me. 747 00:40:56,564 --> 00:40:58,932 It's only because of my great 748 00:40:58,933 --> 00:41:00,506 and very important father. 749 00:41:03,829 --> 00:41:06,291 I understand you are... 750 00:41:06,292 --> 00:41:08,307 quite an admirer of Freud. 751 00:41:08,308 --> 00:41:11,060 That's right. And don't try to tell me he's a charlatan, 752 00:41:11,061 --> 00:41:12,659 because I'm quite sure 753 00:41:12,660 --> 00:41:15,252 he's understood the human psyche better than anyone. 754 00:41:15,253 --> 00:41:17,940 I once thought so, too. 755 00:41:17,941 --> 00:41:22,266 In fact, he was like a father to me. 756 00:41:24,181 --> 00:41:27,380 But I was young then, 757 00:41:27,381 --> 00:41:29,972 my ego got in the way. 758 00:41:29,973 --> 00:41:33,843 Now, we haven't spoken for... 759 00:41:33,844 --> 00:41:36,308 a very long time. 760 00:41:36,309 --> 00:41:40,213 I said some terrible things to him, 761 00:41:40,214 --> 00:41:45,205 and I never had the humility to ask him to forgive me. 762 00:41:45,206 --> 00:41:47,354 I wonder if he could. 763 00:41:49,972 --> 00:41:52,730 I wonder if I could forgive him. 764 00:42:14,102 --> 00:42:15,860 Oh, look. 765 00:42:15,861 --> 00:42:20,340 Imagine what it would be like to be that little spider, Teddy. 766 00:42:20,341 --> 00:42:23,892 Going round and round, 767 00:42:23,893 --> 00:42:26,614 the world must look very... 768 00:42:26,615 --> 00:42:29,749 very different. 769 00:42:29,750 --> 00:42:31,509 My God. 770 00:42:31,510 --> 00:42:34,747 Someone's here to see you. 771 00:42:35,894 --> 00:42:37,210 Go with Mama. 772 00:42:38,229 --> 00:42:41,588 Herr Professor, what an unexpected pleasure. 773 00:42:41,589 --> 00:42:43,604 What-what brings you to Zurich? 774 00:42:43,605 --> 00:42:45,940 Well, to begin with, I've found you an astronomer. 775 00:42:45,941 --> 00:42:47,508 Name is Freundlich. 776 00:42:47,509 --> 00:42:49,141 He's young, but ambitious. 777 00:42:49,142 --> 00:42:50,931 You must tell me all about him, but first, 778 00:42:50,932 --> 00:42:53,684 take a look at the spider on the record. 779 00:42:53,685 --> 00:42:55,189 Ah. 780 00:42:55,190 --> 00:42:58,389 Agelena labyrinthica, I think. 781 00:42:58,390 --> 00:42:59,668 So, you know each other? 782 00:42:59,669 --> 00:43:01,109 Ask her what's the ratio 783 00:43:01,110 --> 00:43:03,924 of the diameter of the record to the circumference. 784 00:43:03,925 --> 00:43:05,940 Pi, of course. 785 00:43:05,941 --> 00:43:08,086 Not to the spider, it isn't. 786 00:43:08,087 --> 00:43:10,804 Because of relativity, the circumference is shorter 787 00:43:10,805 --> 00:43:13,332 in the direction of rotation. 788 00:43:13,333 --> 00:43:16,109 - I'm not sure I follow. - This beautiful 789 00:43:16,110 --> 00:43:18,133 little creature has given me the key 790 00:43:18,134 --> 00:43:20,213 to formulating general relativity. 791 00:43:20,214 --> 00:43:23,124 It cannot be done with three-dimensional geometry. 792 00:43:23,125 --> 00:43:26,005 Dr. Jung made me realize Minkowski was right. 793 00:43:26,006 --> 00:43:27,507 I need four dimensions. 794 00:43:27,508 --> 00:43:30,869 This is wonderful, don't you see? 795 00:43:30,870 --> 00:43:35,035 I hope that you'll think that this is wonderful, too. 796 00:43:39,285 --> 00:43:41,626 The Prussian Academy. 797 00:43:45,301 --> 00:43:47,834 It's an official offer. 798 00:43:51,351 --> 00:43:54,486 My God. It's good money. 799 00:43:54,487 --> 00:43:55,707 Mm. 800 00:43:56,822 --> 00:43:58,870 But I don't know if I can accept. 801 00:43:58,871 --> 00:44:01,109 I thought you'd be thrilled. 802 00:44:01,110 --> 00:44:03,222 It's complicated. Berlin is... 803 00:44:03,223 --> 00:44:05,212 Berlin is what? 804 00:44:06,967 --> 00:44:10,069 I'm sorry, I need some time to consider. 805 00:44:10,070 --> 00:44:12,213 It wasn't easy for us to get you this offer, Albert. 806 00:44:12,214 --> 00:44:16,731 I can't very well go back to Berlin without an answer. 807 00:44:17,814 --> 00:44:20,725 Why don't you take a little hike up Mount Kaferberg? 808 00:44:20,726 --> 00:44:22,293 A hike? 809 00:44:22,294 --> 00:44:24,726 It's a lovely view of the city. It'll take you two hours. 810 00:44:24,727 --> 00:44:27,164 I'll meet you at the bottom with my answer. 811 00:44:28,246 --> 00:44:30,044 Very well. 812 00:44:57,430 --> 00:44:59,643 It's okay, Teddy. 813 00:45:00,727 --> 00:45:03,286 It's okay. 814 00:45:03,287 --> 00:45:05,755 Mama is here. 815 00:45:07,606 --> 00:45:10,203 Tell-tell me about the fire in Prague. 816 00:45:12,054 --> 00:45:14,709 That was a long time ago. 817 00:45:14,710 --> 00:45:16,694 What does it matter now? 818 00:45:16,695 --> 00:45:19,862 I've always thought Papa started it. 819 00:45:19,863 --> 00:45:21,110 He did, didn't he? 820 00:45:21,111 --> 00:45:23,061 Eduard, you mustn't upset yourself... 821 00:45:23,062 --> 00:45:24,854 Mama, please. 822 00:45:24,855 --> 00:45:26,332 I want to know. 823 00:45:32,247 --> 00:45:33,589 Actually... 824 00:45:33,590 --> 00:45:36,246 it was my fault. 825 00:45:36,247 --> 00:45:38,454 And your father was the one who put the fire out. 826 00:45:38,455 --> 00:45:41,142 Well, I was having 827 00:45:41,143 --> 00:45:44,571 my own bout of melancholy, just like you are now. 828 00:45:49,783 --> 00:45:52,055 And wasn't paying attention and one of you boys got hold 829 00:45:52,056 --> 00:45:53,884 of some matches. 830 00:45:56,470 --> 00:45:58,485 Why didn't you ever tell me the truth? 831 00:45:58,486 --> 00:46:01,692 I needed you to feel safe with me. 832 00:46:03,446 --> 00:46:05,205 You idolized your father, Eduard. 833 00:46:05,206 --> 00:46:07,030 But he was never there and I could see 834 00:46:07,031 --> 00:46:08,694 how painful that was for you. 835 00:46:08,695 --> 00:46:10,389 I thought it might be easier 836 00:46:10,390 --> 00:46:12,470 if you didn't see him as some kind 837 00:46:12,471 --> 00:46:14,747 of hero. 838 00:46:19,128 --> 00:46:21,149 Tell Papa I want to see him. 839 00:46:39,736 --> 00:46:42,075 Where is your father, Eduard?