Proof

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7.2/10

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Russell Crowe, Geneviève Picot, and Hugo Weaving in Proof (1991)

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Dark Comedy Drama Romance

The life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.The life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.The life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

7.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 12 wins & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
Because his character, Andy, and Hugo Weaving's character, Martin, are supposed to be best mates, Russell Crowe set out to become good mates with Weaving by trying to share common interests. He would soon discover the only common interest they have together is that they are both huge fans of Docteur Who (1963).

Goofs
The first time Martin enters his house, he gets surprised by Celia sitting and making a noise. However, since she is smoking, he could have smelled the smoke as soon as he had opened the door. Later in the movie, he is suggested to have a pretty sensitive nose for a perfume a lady is wearing in the veterinarian's office.

Quotes
Doctor: You've been blind all your life.
Martin: I know.
Doctor: What were you doing driving a car?
Martin: I forgot.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: City of Joy/Proof/The Babe/Deep Cover/The Famine Within (1992)

Soundtracks
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor
(1809) (uncredited)
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
First Movement played by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Nicholas Braithwaite

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Featured review

A little gem

If you are a Russell Crowe fan like me you owe it to yourself to go rent this early example of his work, which deservedly won many Australian film awards in 1991. The plot centers around 3 people - Martin (Hugo Weaving), blind since birth and distrustful of the world, his manipulative housekeeper Celia (Genevieve Picot), and Martin's young friend Andy (Crowe), whom he meets early in the movie. Martin feels that everyone lies to him, even his mother, because he is blind and "because they can." He takes pictures of his world in order to have "proof" that what people are telling him is true. Andy is the person he recruits to describe his photographs to him. The acting is first rate and the movie is in turn sad, funny, dark, and heart warming. In the end, Martin learns that although no one is perfect, sometimes you just have to trust in love. Highly recommended!