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Synopsis

PROOF is a compelling story of an enigmatic young woman haunted by her father’s past and the shadow of her own future, exploring the links between genius and madness, the tender relationships between fathers and daughters and the nature of truth and family. On the eve of her twenty-seventh birthday, Catherine (Paltrow), a young woman who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a mathematical genus named Robert (Hopkins), must deal not only with the arrival of her estranged sister (Davis), but also with the attentions of Hal (Gyllenhaal), a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks of Robert’s.

Film Information

• Genre: Drama
• Director: John Madden
• Written By: David Auburn (also play), Rebecca Miller
• Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis &Jake Gyllenhaal
• Running Time: 100 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: PG-13
• Language: English
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Reviews

"Paltrow gives the performance of the year, and perhaps of her career, in this extraordinary and powerful dissection of genius, jealousy, madness and serenity."

   - Phil Hall, Film Threat

"An extraordinary thriller... The film centers on two remarkable performances, by Gwyneth Paltrow and Hope Davis."

   - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"It's so fluid and cinematic that it's hard to even envision how the piece worked on stage."

   - William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"Proof is on the side of the lost, blessed souls. Paltrow, as alluring and reassuring as ever, emphasizes the blessedness in the isolation of genius, giving a new dimension to a complex role. New, true and thrilling--she is the Catherine that Proof was waiting for."

   - Richard Corliss, Time

"The material is intellectual, but the treatment is not. Proof is a stirring motion picture that challenges our views on a great many things about life, some of which we take for granted. And, by opening up the play, Madden has made it less talky and more cinematic without losing the quintessential elements that made it such a success on stage."

   - James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Showtimes

• Wednesday, November 9th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Thursday, November 10th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Friday, November 11th
  4:00 pm, 9:00 pm
• Saturday, November 12th
  2:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:15 pm
• Sunday, November 13th
  2:00 pm, 4:30 pm
• Monday, November 14th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, November 15th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm