Proof (1991)
- Starring:
- Hugo Weaving, Genevieve Picot, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jocelyn Moorhouse
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Proof
Jocelyn Moorhouse's feature-film debut is a jet-black comedy starring Hugo Weaving as Martin, a paranoid blind man, made so because he is convinced that his mother, when he was a child, lied to him about the sights she described to him. As an adult, Martin is reclusive and ill-tempered. Perversely, Martin is also a photographer -- he takes the pictures, has them developed, asks friends to describe the pictures to him, and then labels them in Braille to make sure no one is tricking him. His housekeeper, Celia (Genevieve Picot), is also a photographer. Obsessed with Martin, she papers the walls of her home with pictures of him. But this obsession doesn't carry through to their relationship, which is a far from cordial one -- Celia torments Martin and Martin humiliates her. One day at a restaurant, after a nasty confrontation with a waitress who ignores him, Martin makes friends with the dishwasher, Andy (Russell Crowe). Martin invites him home to describe his photographs to him. Back at Martin's home, Andy meets Celia and he immediately falls in love with her. Jealous of Andy, Celia seduces him in an effort to discredit Andy with Martin and drive Martin into her arms. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 86 mins
Complete Cast of Proof
- Hugo Weaving - Martin
- Russell Crowe - Andy
- Jeff Walker - Young Martin
- Frankie J. Holden - Brian-the Policeman
- Angela Campbell - High-heeled Woman
- Tania Uren - Customer
- Carole Patullo - Kiosk girl
- Lisa Chambers - Nurse
- Covey - Bill the Dog
- Belinda Davey - Doctor
- Cliff Ellen - Cemetary caretaker
- Genevieve Picot - Celia
- Heather Mitchell - Martin's Mother
- Frank Gallacher - Vet
- Saskia Post - Waitress
- Oswaldo Malone - Waiter
- Daniel Pollock - Gary-the Punk
- Robert James O'Neill - Hoon
- Suzanne Chapman - Chemist girl
- Adele Daniele - Hoon
- Roy Edmunds - 2nd Policeman
- Director(s):
- Jocelyn Moorhouse
- Writer(s):
- Jocelyn Moorhouse
- Producer(s):
- Lynda House
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Adult Situations, Nudity, Questionable for Children)
- 1991 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Actor
- 1991 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Supporting Actor
- 1991 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Picture
- 1991 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Director
- 1991 - Cannes Film Festival - Special Mention
- 1991 - São Paulo International Film Festival - Critics Award
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