Pi

Science Fiction, Thriller

Sean Gullette	Maximillian Cohen
Mark Margolis	Sol Robeson
Ben Shenkman (II)
Pamela Hart (II)
Stephen Pearlman	Rabbi Cohen
Joanne Gordon	Mrs. Ovadia
Pamela Hart	Marcy Dawson
Kristyn Mae-Anne Lao	Jenna
Ajay Naidu	Farroukh
Ben Shenkman	Lenny Meyer
Samia Shoaib	Devi

Director	Darren Aronofsky
Producer	Eric Watson
Writer	Darren Aronofsky; Sean Gullette

Patterns exist everywhere: in nature, in science, in religion, in business. Max Cohen (played hauntingly by Sean Gullette) is a mathematician searching for these patterns in everything. Yet, he's not the only one, and everyone from Wall Street investors, looking to break the market, to Hasidic Jews, searching for the 216-digit number that reveals the true name of God, are trying to get their hands on Max. This dark, low-budget film was shot in black and white by director Darren Aronofsky. With eerie music, voice-overs, and overt symbolism enhancing the somber mood, Aronofsky has created a disturbing look at the world. Max is deeply paranoid, holed up in his apartment with his computer Euclid, obsessively studying chaos theory. Blinding headaches and hallucinogenic visions only feed his paranoia as he attempts to remain aloof from the world, venturing out only to meet his mentor, Sol Robeson (Mark Margolis), who for some mysterious reason feels Max should take a break from his research. Pi is complex--occasionally toocomplex--but the psychological drama and the loose sci-fi elements make this a worthwhile, albeit consuming, watch. Pi won the Director's Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. --Jenny Brown