Copenhagen

2002

Drama / History / War

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 66%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 66% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 1183 1.2K

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Plot summary

No one knows for sure what transpired when German physicist Werner Heisenberg met with his Jewish Danish counterpart, Niels Bohr, in Copenhagen -- the event became the stuff of modern scientific mythology. Director Howard Davies puts his spin on the momentous meeting that occurred one night in September 1941, during which the longtime friends entered into a dangerous discussion about physics and politics.

Director

Howard Davies Photo
Howard Davies

Top cast

Daniel Craig Photo
Daniel Craig as Werner Heisenberg
Francesca Annis Photo
Francesca Annis as Magrethe Bohr
Stephen Rea Photo
Stephen Rea as Niels Bohr
480p.DVD
1.01 GB
720*352
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 56 min
Seeds 19

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Sylviastel 8 / 10

A Very Good Filmed Version of the Play!

Most plays don't necessarily translate well to television or film. This film with only three cast members such as the divine Francesca Annis (why isn't a Dame); Daniel Craig and Stephen Rea. Annis played wife, Margrethe to Rea's characters, Neils Bohr. Craig played Werner Heisenberg, a German Jewish physicist. They meet together in Copehagen, Denmark where the Bohrs lived well in a beautiful home in 1941 in the midst of World War II. We learned that this isn't about escape from Nazi occupied Europe but about physics. While most people like myself are ignorant about physics, the play is a dramatization of their meeting. There is not much acting but plenty of talking and even talking over with thoughts by the cast members.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10

compelling 1941

In 1941, German physicist Werner Heisenberg (Daniel Craig) arrives in occupied Copenhagen to meet his mentor Quantum Physics pioneer Niels Bohr (Stephen Rea) and his wife Magrethe (Francesca Annis). In 1947, they reunite to argue what exactly they were trying to say.There is real tension for the 1941 time. There is a real underlying danger. It's a great first section although it would work better without the flashforward. The second section starts really interesting as one wonders if there is danger in it. There is definitedly some tension. However, it spirals into confusion as the discussion on the real meaning of their former discussion go in upon itself. I get the idea of the discussion being connected to Quantum Physics. It's a compelling exercise but it is unable to carry the full momentum of the first section.
Reviewed by =G= 7 / 10

More edifying than educational. More educational than entertaining.

"Copenhagen" explores a little known meeting between two top physicists, one German and one Danish, from several perspectives, all of them speculative, during WWII when theoretical physics was on the threshold of unleashing the power of the atom and creating the ultimate weapon. Originally made for the more refined and heady tastes of PBS viewers, this film delves into the esoterics of this meeting of the minds asking more questions than it answers and in doing so delivers much food for thought. I was attracted to the film because I majored in physics in college and found this ensemble drama fascinating. However, I watched "Romy & Michele's High School Reunion" last night and found it much more entertaining. Recommended for those relative few interested in the history of physics. (B)Note - If you watch this film, don't miss the epilogue.
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