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Proof [DVD]

Gwyneth Paltrow , Anthony Hopkins , John Madden    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, Danny McCarthy, Hope Davis
  • Directors: John Madden
  • Producers: John Hart, Robert Kessel, Alison Owen, Jeff Sharp
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Audio Description: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Ent.
  • DVD Release Date: 10 July 2006
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FIGEWU
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 15,544 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Elegantly adapted from David Auburn's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Proof works on so many levels that it shines like a perfected equation. Gwyneth Paltrow previously played her role onstage, and returns here as Catherine, the troubled 27-year-old daughter of Robert, a once-brilliant mathematician (Anthony Hopkins, appearing in flashbacks and imagined visions) who has recently died. What Robert has left behind is an emotionally challenging legacy of genius, mental illness, and unfinished business in the Chicago home where Catherine had cared for him during his erratic final years. Catherine fears she may have inherited her father's unstable condition, and her sister Claire (Hope Davis) arrives from New York with smothering concern and a selfish but well-meaning agenda, while Robert's student and assistant Hal (Jake Gyllenhaal) hopes to find lasting proof of Robert's enduring genius in the piles of notebooks he left behind. Steeped in the authentic atmosphere of advanced academia, revelations of love, fear, regret, and potential recovery unfold with such graceful complexity that Proof plays like a thriller, with all the action taking place in the admirable hearts and minds of its characters. The film also has a lot to say about the potential tragedy of assuming mental illness where none exists, while leaving just enough doubt to keep you wondering -- a tribute to the exceptional performances of a first-rate cast, and particularly to Paltrow, whose reunion with Shakespeare in Love director John Madden proves equally rewarding for entirely different reasons. --Jeff Shannon

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Compelling drama about an enigmatic young woman haunted by her father's past and the shadow of her own future. On the eve of her 27th birthday, Catherine (Gwyneth Paltrow), a young woman who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a mathematical genius named Robert (Anthony Hopkins), must deal not only with the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire (Hope Davis), but also with the attentions of Hal (Jake Gyllenhaal), a former student of her father's who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks of Robert's.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By A. Moriarty VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
I recently rented this film and was so glad I did. Please don't be put off, thinking it's all about Maths, but also, don't buy it or rent it if you want a light fluffy romance with Jake Gyllenhaal providing the eye-candy.

It's really about families (and how they can drive you mad), love and trust. Gwyneth Paltrow plays Catherine, the daughter of a recently deceased, brilliant Mathmatician (Hopkins), and she does it with so much intensity she is totally believable. She is racked with grief for her lost father but resents him for the years lost looking after him and keeping him out of the asylum. She feel resentful too of her controlling and insensitive sister, Claire, played brilliantly by Hope Davis, who left the burden of care on her whilst living her own life in another city. She may however have been glad that she did as the sisters have nothing in common, and I must admit that if forced to spend 48 hours in Claire's company , I would be questioning my own sanity. Catherine seems to hate everyone and is reserved and withdrawn, teetering on the brink of instabilty.

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Hal, a mathmatician and former student of her father's who has come to wade through the 100 or so notebooks left by the dead man, in the hope that there was some work of note. Although, it's clear he has another motive for coming so often and staying so late - Catherine, and although she gives him no encouragement, his patience and persistance pays off as she opens herself up to him and rewards him with a notebook containing a 'proof' or mathematical theory that could change the course of mathematical history. This film is edited like a murder mystery with flashbacks giving us tantalising snippets of information. Did Catherine write the proof or was it her father? Would she willfully lie to take the credit for something her father did or was she deluding herself into thinking it was her own work? Has she inherited her father's brilliance or his madness? Will Hal trust her, or does he need further 'proof'? What was in the fridge?

The script is first class and the verbal exchanges between Catherine and her father, sister (God was she annoying!) and Hal make the film as enjoyable as it is. It is dark but also very witty in places. I felt very up-lifted at the end of this film and would recommend it to anyone, tired of teen rom/coms and blood-baths. It's the sort of film that doesn't come along often enough.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Film! 18 July 2006
By Salomon
Format:DVD
When I read "thought-provoking" and "intense" etc etc I thought this might be one of those pretentious and self-important Hollywood-Art films, the kind of "we can do quality films too" that often go so horribly wrong. Well, I was wrong.

This film isn't trying to be oh so intellectual. The people are portrayed very close-up, their emotions very raw and excellently played, especially by Paltrow whose talent sofar I obviously underrated, - or maybe her acting has matured?

Contrary to the previous review I don't feel she was being close to insanity herself, rather very tired from looking after a mentally ill father for years and sad about his death. The sense of loss mixed with anger and resignation is beautifully portrayed, and anyone who knows a carer cn certainly sympathise with these emotions.

I wholeheartedly recommend this film, despite the sad theme this isn't a film to sob your heart out to, my heart just went out to Catherine and at the end I was just smiling. Enjoy!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A superb film 19 July 2006
By Sam
Format:DVD
How I regret not seeing this film at the box office. I was put off by the bad reviews, in particular a review by Zadie Smith declaring Paltrow spent the film desperately trying to prove she is a serious actress.

When I finally did watch this film on DVD, my expectations were low. I was amazed to find myself watching a film that was moving, intriguing and beautifully acted.

I can see that Platrow might irk some, as she starts off being rather weepy and moaning. But as the film fleshes out we see all different sides to her character and she becomes more and more sympathetic. Nor do I think the accusation Smith made stands - Paltrow has already proved her acting skills by winning an Oscar. To my mind, she shines in this role, relishing the part, showing off her formidable talent. She ought to have got an Oscar nomination for this; so too, should Anthony Hopkins.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing performance
The chemistry between the two main actors as father/daughter is incredible,their performance; at their best. Read more
Published 13 months ago by lydie
5.0 out of 5 stars A very well acted film
After I had seen a trailer of the film I found the need to see it and was not disappointed.
Paltrow does a magnificent job with the role she plays. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2009 by G. Heinzelmann
5.0 out of 5 stars A real treat.
When I bought this DVD I thought that I was buying a dark movie about mental illness. What I got was a really sweet, romantic, funny movie that had a really interesting characters... Read more
Published on 31 July 2009 by Jodie Perry
5.0 out of 5 stars a little gem
This movie could not have been produced for profit it must have been made out of passion for the story. "Proof" will become a cult classic just like "Possession".
Published on 28 July 2009 by John Penton
2.0 out of 5 stars No More Insomnia
It was meant to be an entertaining evening with family and friends. A good meal and a film. As it turned out, part of the group fell asleep and the rest wanted to bailout but... Read more
Published on 22 July 2008 by Chip Munk
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not that good
Though this film does not have all the beauty and charm of "Shakespeare in Love", it is nonetheless tender and precise. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2008 by Wilson Carter
2.0 out of 5 stars Not very good.
Gwyneth Paltrow sulks about as a maths student after the death of her dad Anthony Hopkins, while Jake Gyllenhaal trys to shag her. Not very good.
Published on 7 Feb 2008 by Alister King
4.0 out of 5 stars adds up to sumthing good
Let's just start with the obvious comparisons to perhaps the only other film based on the seemingly bizarre topic of a 'mad' mathematician i.e. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2007 by M. O. HAYNES
4.0 out of 5 stars A film with substance
Based on a stage play which Madden had previously directed Paltrow in, Proof is a compelling story of the daughter of a mathematician, whom she nursed at home as insanity crept in,... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2007 by Mark R. Bannister
5.0 out of 5 stars Affecting performance by Paltrow
John Madden, who directed Shakespeare in Love (1998), and David Auburn, who wrote the script (adapted from his play), have put together a moving story about mathematical genius... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2007 by Dennis Littrell
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