MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

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Moebius (1996)
Gustavo Daniel Mosquera~R.
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In this Argentinian film, a mathematician discovers a bizarre topological explanation for the disappearance of a train in the labrynthian Buenos Aires subway system. Although based on the short story "A Subway Called Moebius" which takes place in Boston and has no political overtones, the disappearance of the train in this film is supposed to represent the people of Argentina who dissapeared under dictatorial regimes. For more information about how this movie was made, check out the director's web page at: http://www.dm.unibo.it/bologna2000/mosquera.html.

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Works Similar to Moebius
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. A Subway Named Moebius by A.J. Deutsch
  2. Factoring Humanity by Robert J. Sawyer
  3. Diaspora by Greg Egan
  4. Cube by Vincenzo Natali (Director)
  5. Contact by Carl Sagan
  6. Manifold: Time by Stephen Baxter
  7. Habitus by James Flint
  8. A Catastrophe Machine by Carter Scholz
  9. The Wall of Darkness by Arthur C. Clarke
  10. Star, Bright by Mark Clifton
Ratings for Moebius:
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Mathematical Content:
3/5 (4 votes)
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Literary Quality:
3.83/5 (6 votes)
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Categories:
GenreScience Fiction,
MotifCool/Heroic Mathematicians, Mobius Strip/Nonorientability,
TopicGeometry/Topology/Trigonometry,
MediumFilms,

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