简介：Themini-seriesproducedbyRaiFictionandCiaoRagazzi,isthefirsttelevisionproductionthattacklesthelifeandworkofthepopularscientistandisaportraitofageniuswhodoesnotneglecthisprivatesideandthattakesmovesin1948whenEinsteinmovedtoPrincetonalmostseventyyearsafterheleftGermanytoescapeNazism.ItjustthereonenightreunionhisfirstwifeMilevaMaric,themotherofhistwosonswhohadnotseensince1932,andtogetheraddresstheunresolvedissuesoftheirrelationshipandretracethemainstagesoftheirlives:thefirstscientificstudieswithMilevamathematicalknowledgeintheserviceofthegeniusofAlbert,theneedtofacethehostilityoftheacademicandthepopularuseofthepatentofficetodealwitheconomicdifficulties,theconceptionofthefirstson,HansAlbertandmarriage,thefirstpublicationsandtheearlysuccesses,aswellasconflictsbetweenthemthateventhebirthoftheirsecondchildandisabletoovercomethatleadtotheendoftheirweddingtocoincidewiththeendofWWI. ThesecondpartofthestorytakesofffromtheconfirmationofthetheoriesofthescientistbytheRoyalSocietyandseesEinsteinemigratetotheU.S.,whereheworkedatAmericannuclearprogramwiththeintenttoovercometheRussians.ThenewworldwarandespeciallythebombsexplodedonHiroshimaandNagasakiupsetEinstein,whoisoverwhelmedbyguiltforhisparticipationintheprojectandparticipatedinantiwarprotestsinthesightsponensodithattheFBIsuspectedsupporteroftheCommunists.Thelastyearsoflifeofthescientistisclosewithhiswillandscientificspiriturale,focusedonavisionofcosmicharmony,dictatedtoanurseandstillnotfullyunderstood. TheapproachchosenbyCavaniistoaddressnotonlytheindisputableandalreadyknowntoEinstein'scontributiontothefieldofscientificprogress,butalsothehumanbeingbehindthissuccess:alotofdiversityintermsofitsratingsforhumansphere,anaspectthathasledtheauthorstoinvestigatethesubject,evenrelyingonnumerousanecdotesabouthislife,togetaquadasmuchaspossiblerealisticoneoftheleadingfiguresinthelastsecond. Sotheauthorsdecidedtofocusonthreemainblocks,namelytherelationshipwithMileva,theonewiththechildrenandthecommitmenttopacifismandiscomingofftheimageofamanplaguedwithmanyfearsandweaknesses,sometimespetty,butatthesametimeabletoshowofgenerosity,andwithakeensenseofhumorandagreatcuriosityabouteverythingaroundhim.Ageniusinhisfield,unabletodemonstratethesamesafetyandgreatnessinlifeandespeciallyunabletounderstandanddefinesomethingabstractandunpredictableascanbeloveforawoman. (excerptofreviewbyAntionioCuomo;googletranslationfromItalian)…