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01 Nov 2013, 3:32 am

I'm looking forward to seeing this:

http://screenrant.com/imitation-game-ke ... an-turing/

But, why is Keira Knightly in it, as a sort of love interest? :?
Was the character she's playing a real person in Turing's life, or is she there just to....well, to just be K.K?

Anyone else wanting to see this?


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01 Nov 2013, 6:28 am

Thanks for posting this. I hadn't heard about it. I will definitely be wanting to see it. I watched a documentary about him a few months ago and his life story will make a great movie.


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06 Jan 2014, 8:40 pm

Haven't seen the trailer, but yes, there was a young lady who liked Alan and offered to marry him to hide the fact he was a homosexual. There was a very good BBC show years ago, and I remember that scene quite well. She volunteered to be a "beard" for him, knowing his sexuality.
I do hope they give him his due. He was an incredible fellow.


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