Proof

Theatrical Release Date: 1992 03 22 (USA)

UPC: 794043694226

Studio: New Line Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity]

Summary: 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

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Best Picture – Australian Film Institute Awards Critics Award – São Paulo International Film Festival Special Mention – Cannes Film Festival Best Supporting Actor – Australian Film Institute Awards Best Director – Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actor – Australian Film Institute Awards

Features: ccCommentary with director Jocelyn Moorhouse
Commentary with Hugo Weaving
Martin's photo album
Theatrical trailer

Proof

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 11/02/2004

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 86 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Main Titles [1:45]
2. His Way Around [5:20]
3. Blind Manipulation [3:59]
4. Seeing Through Photography [3:40]
5. "Describe Them to Me" [4:17]
6. Women Lie [6:47]
7. Male Bonding at the Movies [6:16]
8. The Blind Man Drives [4:09]
9. Mother's Picture [3:59]
10. Introduction by Proxy [3:16]
11. Witness in the Shot [5:18]
12. "In the Palm of My Hand" [5:07]
13. Forced Seduction [8:04]
14. Mother's Death [:49]
15. "You Lied to Me" [1:43]
16. Caught in the Act [6:16]
17. The Faces of Celia [4:38]
18. Cleaning Women [2:20]
19. Bearer of Truth [4:28]
20. End Credits [4:56]

Michael Betzold

Australian director/screenwriter Jocelyn Moorhouse made her feature-film debut with this brooding, sardonic, sometimes hilarious story of friendship, betrayal, love, and deception. It revolves around a blind hermit of a photographer (Hugo Weaving) who takes pictures as "proof" of reality. He is involved in a love-torment relationship with his housekeeper (Genevieve Picot). Their life changes when he makes friends with a dishwasher (Russell Crowe). It's a love triangle with a few extra twists of spice and spite. Proof is one of those films whose enjoyment is a matter of taste, as it's balanced between mockery and insight. Moorhouse came to Hollywood on the strength of this debut and directed the blander How to Make an American Quilt. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Suzanne Chapman  Actor 
Tania Uren  Actor 
Belinda Davey  Actor 
Carole Patullo  Actor 
Angela Campbell  Actor 
Cliff Ellen  Actor 
Daniel Pollock  Actor 
Covey  Actor 
Oswaldo Malone  Actor 
Lisa Chambers  Actor 
Adele Daniele  Actor 
Robert James O'Neill  Actor 
Roy Edmunds  Actor 
Lynda House  Producer 
Jocelyn Moorhouse  Director 
Jocelyn Moorhouse  Screenwriter 
Not Drowning Waving  Composer (Music Score) 
Hugo Weaving  Actor 
Genevieve Picot  Actor 
Russell Crowe  Actor 
Heather Mitchell  Actor 
Jeff Walker  Actor 
Frank Gallacher  Actor 
Frankie J. Holden  Actor 
Saskia Post  Actor 

Country: Australia