A Brief History of Time is a 1991 biographical documentary film about the physicist Stephen Hawking, directed by Errol Morris. The title derives from Hawkings bestselling book A Brief History of Time, but whereas the book is an explanation of cosmology, the film is a biography of Hawkings life, featuring interviews with family members, colleagues, and even his childhood nanny. The music is by frequent Morris collaborator, Philip Glass.
A Brief History of Time received largely positive reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 93 rating based onreviews. On Metacritic, the film has a 78100 rating based oncritics, indicating generally favorable reviews.The film was released on VHS in the early 1990s, but remained unreleased via DVD and Bluray Disc until 2014, when The Criterion Collection issued a release on April 15, 2014. ........
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