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Actors: Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hope Davis
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Proof |
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A brilliant but for a long time mentally unbalance mathematician (Hopkins) has just died. His daughter Catherine (Paltrow) dropped out of college to take care of him the last five years, and though she may have inherited some of his mathematical brilliance, she fears she may also be destined for mental illness as well. The people around her -- especially her sister Claire (Davis), an irritating and successful businesswoman who flies in from New York to clean up her family's affairs -- worry about that too.
Hal (Gyllenhaal), one of the father's former students, wants to go through his papers to see if there is anything he might be able to use in his doctoral work, and he and Catherine warily fall for each other as she tries to figure out what will happen to her. John Madden ("Shakespeare in Love") directed this 2005 movie from a David Auburn screenplay of his own stage play.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Proof |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- scientist/inventor
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Coping with loss of
- Dada
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
City?
Yes
City:
- Chicago
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- play
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