Synopsis
Taking the Long View examines the life of a remarkable mathematician whose formidable mathematical contributions were matched by an approach and vision that helped build bridges between China and the West.
This biographical documentary follows Shiing-shen Chern, the father of modern differential geometry and one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, through many of the most dramatic historical events, portraying a man who dedicated his life to pure mathematics with the style of a classical Chinese sage.
