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A beautiful minefield: the makers of A Beautiful Mind chose to ignore John Nash's love of men. What were they thinking? (The Hollywood Issue).(Critical Essay)

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) | April 2, 2002 | Copyright

Let's start with the obvious. Director Ron Howard's blockbuster A Beautiful Mind is a heartwarming movie. It has grossed more than $130 million and garnered eight Oscar nominations. It has also earned effusive praise from experts and activists who deal with mental illness: With its impassioned lead performances by Russell Crowe as real-life mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. and Jennifer Connelly as his devoted wife, Alicia, Mind provides genuine insight into schizophrenia.

So what's not to like about this movie? Why has it spawned a controversy that keeps on growing?…

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