Log in
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

1981 · 50 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

Richard Feynman was a scientific genius with - in his words - a "limited intelligence". This dichotomy is just one of the characteristics that made him a fascinating subject. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out exposes us to many more of these intriguing attributes by featuring an extensive conversation with the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner. During the course of the interview, which was conducted in 1981, Feynman uses the undeniable power of the personal to convey otherwise challenging scientific theories. His colorful and lucid stories make abstract concepts tangible, and his warm presence is sure to inspire interest and awe from even the most reluctant student of science. His insights are profound, but his delivery is anything but dry and ostentatious.

Directed by Christopher Sykes

Your Rating

Cast

More from Christopher SykesSee all →

Golan: A Farewell to Mr CinemaGolan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema · 2015
Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema
★ 10.02015
MovieDocumentary
The final documentary in Christopher Sykes’ trilogy about legendary Palestinian-born Israeli movie director, producer, and studio mogul Menahem Golan looks back to the prolific filmmaker’s great Hollywood days, then forward to reveal a man who, in his eighties, still buzzes with energy, talking lovingly about what inspires him as he anticipates making a new blockbuster and receiving the Oscar he’s always wanted. - Denver Film Society
Exiles: Edward SaidExiles: Edward Said · 1988
Exiles: Edward Said
★ 9.01988
MovieDocumentary
Edward Said, critic, tells his story and the story of Palestine.
To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project OrionTo Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion · 2003
To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion
★ 8.02003
MovieDocumentary
Top scientists want to build a nuclear bomb-powered spaceship to visit Mars and the planets.
Fun to ImagineFun to Imagine · 1983
Fun to Imagine
★ 7.71983
SeriesDocumentary
Richard Feynman, theoretical physicist, enjoys thinking aloud about the adventures science can offer. Back in 1983, the BBC aired Fun to Imagine, a television series hosted by Richard Feynman that used physics to explain how the everyday world works – “why rubber bands are stretchy, why tennis balls can’t bounce forever, and what you’re really seeing when you look in the mirror.” In case you’re not familiar with him, Feynman was a Nobel prize-winning physicist who had a gift for many things, including popularizing science and particularly physics.
HorizonHorizon · 1964
Horizon
★ 7.41964
SeriesDocumentary
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Shooting VersaceShooting Versace · 1998
Shooting Versace
★ 7.01998
MovieDocumentary
Can Menahem Golan and Sam Lupowitz beat Hollywood to the screen with their ultra-low budget account of the Versace murder?
DispatchesDispatches · 1987
Dispatches
★ 6.51987
SeriesDocumentary
An in-depth look at news stories. Documentaries that take you behind the scenes giving an insight into people's lives or institutions.
The Strange Life and Death of Dr TuringThe Strange Life and Death of Dr Turing · 1992
The Strange Life and Death of Dr Turing
★ 1.01992
MovieDocumentary
A biographical account of the life and work of mathematician, codebreaker and computer visionary, Alan Turing.
Getting to DylanGetting to Dylan · 1987
Getting to Dylan
1987
MovieDocumentary
In 1987, Christopher Sykes interviewed Bob Dylan. Their meeting revealed a side of Dylan that is rarely seen - direct, playful and fully engaged in the conversation.
Dear Mr. Tzabar,Dear Mr. Tzabar, · 2004
Dear Mr. Tzabar,
2004
MovieDocumentary
A short film about the late, celebrated Israeli journalist, poet, artist and satirist SHIMON TZABAR, and his last public protest against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, made shortly before his death in 2007 after forty years of self-imposed exile in London.
No Ordinary GeniusNo Ordinary Genius · 1993
No Ordinary Genius
1993
MovieDocumentary
An intimate, moving, and funny account of the remarkable life and times of Richard Feynman—the most extraordinary scientist of his age.
Wittgenstein: A Wonderful LifeWittgenstein: A Wonderful Life · 1989
Wittgenstein: A Wonderful Life
1989
MovieDocumentary
The life and work of the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.
After the MassacreAfter the Massacre · 1983
After the Massacre
1983
MovieDocumentary
97 British soldiers are sent to Beirut as part of the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in the wake of the September 1982 Sabra-Chatilla massacre.
The Quest for Tannu TuvaThe Quest for Tannu Tuva · 1988
The Quest for Tannu Tuva
1988
MovieDocumentary
The story of physicist Richard Feynman's fascination with - and efforts to visit - a remote country in the center of Asia, called Tannu Tuva, "the land where the reindeer meets the camel".
Before the MassacreBefore the Massacre · 1982
Before the Massacre
1982
MovieDocumentary
A BBC documentary about medical volunteers and their patients at the Gaza Hospital in West Beirut in the aftermath of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the siege and bombardment of West Beirut, home to the PLO and the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Chatila. The filming took place in the days immediately before the infamous Sabra-Chatila massacre, carried out by Lebanese Phalangist troops inside an area under Israeli military control.
ExilesExiles · 1988
Exiles
1988
SeriesDocumentary
A series featuring six major artists and writers who live and work in exile.

More Like This

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter