Proof (2005)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

John Madden

Writers (WGA):

David Auburn (play)
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Release Date:

30 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Auburn

Plot:

The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician, recently deceased, tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity. Complicating matters are one of her father's ex-students who wants to search through his papers and her estranged sister who shows up to help settle his affairs.

Plot Keywords:

Mathematician | Notebook | University | Mathematics | Math

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Catherine
Anthony Hopkins	...	Robert
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Hal
Danny McCarthy	...	Cop
Hope Davis	...	Claire
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz	...	Limo Driver (as Tobiacz Daszkiewicz)
Gary Houston	...	Professor Barrow
Anne Wittman	...	Friend at Party
Leigh Zimmerman	...	Friend at Party
Colin Stinton	...	Theoretical Physicist
Leland Burnett	...	Band Vocalist
John Keefe	...	University Friend
Chipo Chung	...	University Friend
C. Gerod Harris	...	University Friend (as C Gerod Harris)
Roshan Seth	...	Professor Bhandari

Also Known As:

{proof} (International: English title) (poster title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content, language and drug references.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:12A | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:AL | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-11 | Czech Republic:12 | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:13 | Hungary:16 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Germany:6 | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Gwyneth Paltrow reprises the role of Catherine that she had played on stage in London's West End.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the very end of the movie when Catherine shows the proof to Hal and she turns on one page there isn't anything written on the previous pages.

Quotes:

Catherine: It is thirty degrees outside, in the middle of the night. Are you cold?
Hal: Of course, I am freezing my ass off

Movie Connections:

Features Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Soundtrack:

I'm Ready

An Amazing film

John Madden's drama about a daughter (Paltrow) of a brilliant mathematical mind(Hopkins) who is also losing his sanity in late age. The film does great to transition from present tense into flashbacks, the style of film-making is great, and the personal performances, strong writing and great score and cinematography make this picture an overall success. The strongest point of Madden's film, which I found in some ways a bit similar to ROn Howard's A Beautiful Mind is the fact that the lead questions their own sanity and the way they deal with it is brilliant. Paltrow is not my favorite actress, but she showed her talent here in one of her better performances while Hopkins was also good, my favorite performance came from Jake Gyllenhaal who is doing well to establish himself as a consistent young actor. he impresses here again as a master student studying professor Robert's(Hopkins) work. This is a great drama. IMDb rating: 7.0, my rating: 10/10