From Meliès to J.J. Abrams, science and the movies have been closely connected. Whether mad or visionary, from Frankenstein to Dr. Moreau to real-life Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking, the scientist has been the hero of many a film. What are the reasons for such a love story between hard science and light entertainment? What are the links between science and the way it is depicted in films and series? This is what Didier Allouch tries to find out through interviews of great scientists (Dr. Wayne Grody, Matrhieu Desbruns...) and great filmmakers (Christopher Nolan, J.J. Abrams...)
—Guy Bellinger