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Proof, a brilliant allegory about trust, is at once mordantly funny, chilling and touching. It keeps us off-balance from the beginning, challenging our assumptions about everything from the art of film making to the nature of human relationships. The tone is reminiscent of David Mamet and Harold Pinter, but Australian writer-director Jocelyn Moorhouse has a quirky outlook all her own. Hugo Weaving (later known as the villainous Agent Smith in The Matrix), plays Martin, a blind photographer who compulsively shoots photos as proof of the actuality of his existence. He relies on his spiteful housekeeper, Celia (Geneviève Picot), to tell him what's in his snapshots. But can he trust her to tell him the truth? Celia rearranges the furniture so Martin will trip over it. Why? Because she's in love with him. But Martin won't let her into his heart; he's never been able to trust anyone. Into this quagmire of mutual torment walks Andrew, a regular guy personified, to become the first real friend Martin has ever had. At this point the picture jumps up a notch, for Andrew is played by hunky, appealing young Russell Crowe, whose emotional range and star quality are already unmistakable. Just when we think that Proof has devolved into yet another feel-good buddy picture, the ground shifts again beneath our feet. There are no easy answers in this movie; that's the pleasure in it. --Laura Mirsky
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Blind from birth, Martin (Hugo Weaving) trusts no-one except the camera that has replaced his eyes. By taking photos, Martin has proof that the world he senses is the same one other people see. Unfortunately, Martin has never known anyone he trusts enough to describe his photos to him. Until he meets Andy (Russell Crowe), a young kitchen hand whose honesty and kindness touches him. But Martin’s jealous housekeeper (Genevieve Picot), using seduction as a weapon, sets out to destroy their trusting relationship with a cold act of revenge.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is a surprising little film, starring a very youthful Russell Crowe. It focuses on the traditional story of the threesome, examining the three-way relationship between a blind photographer, his obsessed housekeeper and the newcomer, played by Crowe. Whilst the hook is the oddity of a blind man taking photos of the world he can't see, it is really a study of relationships and the lies people tell within them. There are some extremely funny scenes yet the story is gripping and disturbing. The acting is restrained, the dialogue convincing and, even if it all works out a little too neatly at the end, the storyline intriguing.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Both Crowe and Weaving are excellent in this understated psychological pressure cooker. Superb acting in this early work. The tension builds splendidly in this humble low budget film.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Australian writer and director Jocelyn Moorhouse`s directorial debut which was honored with six Australian Film Institute Awards in 1991 and with the Golden Camera at Cannes Film Festival in 1991, tells the story of 32 year old Martin who lives a very quiet life in a suburb with his dog Bill. Martin has been blind since the they he was born, something that has given him severe trust issues and motivated him to take photographs which he uses to reassure himself and to have proof that the things he senses are the same as what other people see. One day he encounters Andy, a young kitchen hand who takes an interest in him. Andy`s genuine kindness appeals to Martin and for the first time in his life, Martin asks another person to describe his photos for him. Martin and Andy`s friendship is beginning to evolve, but when Martin`s long time housekeeper Celia who is in love with him learns that she is no longer Martin`s sole confidant, she becomes jealous.
This mysteriously atmospheric study of character, an outstanding feature film debut which was compassionately written and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and shot in Melbourne, has an efficient score by former Australian band Not Drowning, Waving and is a dialog-driven love triangle with great emotional depth which gives an insightful depiction of blindness. Captivating performances from Hugo Weaving, Russell Crowe and Genevieve Picot and commendable and essential use of visuals by amongst others photographer Martin McGrath and Jocelyn Moorhouse underlines this Australian independent film which is an engaging, perceptive and humorous psychological drama about trust, friendship and love.
This mysteriously atmospheric study of character, an outstanding feature film debut which was compassionately written and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and shot in Melbourne, has an efficient score by former Australian band Not Drowning, Waving and is a dialog-driven love triangle with great emotional depth which gives an insightful depiction of blindness. Captivating performances from Hugo Weaving, Russell Crowe and Genevieve Picot and commendable and essential use of visuals by amongst others photographer Martin McGrath and Jocelyn Moorhouse underlines this Australian independent film which is an engaging, perceptive and humorous psychological drama about trust, friendship and love.
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