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Proof, 2005

Proof

English

USA

Rating:6.8
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Profile of Proof

Proof can be described as contemplative, gloomy, and sincere. The plot revolves around a prodigy, mental illness, and misfits. The main genre is drama. In terms of style, Proof is nonlinear and is talky. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Chicago. Proof takes place in contemporary times. It is adapted from a play. The movie has received attention for being an award winner.

Summary of Proof

Gwyneth Paltrow, who won an Oscar for her performance in director John Madden's SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, teams up again with Madden in PROOF, a poignant drama based on David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Paltrow lights up the screen as Catherine, a young woman who has given up a seemingly bright future in order to take care of her ailing father, Robert (Anthony Hopkins), a formerly brilliant mathematician who went crazy. After he dies, Catherine's closed-off world is invaded by Hal (Jake Gyllenhaal), a young mathematician who worshipped Robert, and Claire (Hope Davis), her successful sister who fears that Catherine is too much like their father--a talented, supremely intelligent person with severe mental problems. During the last years of his life, Robert filled 103 notebooks with his writings, but one of them, written during a brief period of lucidity, could turn the math world on its head, while also threatening Catherine's already wavering sanity. Auburn co-wrote the screenplay with Rebecca Miller (PERSONAL VELOCITY, THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE), taking it off the stage, setting it in and around Chicago, and breathing new life into the story, along with Stephen Warbeck's compelling score and plenty of outstanding acting, particularly by the glowing Paltrow and the earnest Gyllenhaal.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 16 September 2005
Runtime: 100 min

Cast and Crew

Gwyneth Paltrow as Catherine in Proof
Gwyneth Paltrow

as Catherine

Anthony Hopkins as Robert in Proof
Anthony Hopkins

as Robert

Jake Gyllenhaal as Hal in Proof
Jake Gyllenhaal

as Hal

Hope Davis as Claire in Proof
Hope Davis

as Claire

Photos

Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins in Proof (2005)
Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins in Proof (2005)
Hope Davis and Gwyneth Paltrow in Proof (2005)
Hope Davis and Gwyneth Paltrow in Proof (2005)
Gwyneth Paltrow and Jake Gyllenhaal in Proof (2005)
Gwyneth Paltrow and Jake Gyllenhaal in Proof (2005)

Clips

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Critics Reviews

USA Today
Proof proves undeniably that the intimacy of a stage play can be re-created powerfully on screen.
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  • by: Claudia Puig
Los Angeles Times
Against considerable odds and despite a shaky start, Proof proves itself in every area.
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  • by: Kenneth Turan

Users Reviews

A serviceable drama about a recently deceased, mentally incapacitated but formerly brilliant mathematician and his daughter who may or may not be brilliant, insane, or both. None of the performances are particularly memorable and Jake Gyllenhaal...
  • 11.May.2009
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  • by: w00f
  • w00f rated this movie6/10Okay
It's always worth your time to watch Anthony Hopkins play an interesting role, reminding us that not everything he does has to be a shadow of Lecter. This role is one such role, a mathematical genius slowly devolving into delerium. However, for my...
  • 20.March.2009
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  • by: sethdellinger
  • sethdellinger rated this movie0/10
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