| Proof | |
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| Directed by | Jocelyn Moorhouse |
| Produced by | Lynda House |
| Written by | Jocelyn Moorhouse |
| Starring | Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot, Russell Crowe |
| Music by | Not Drowning Waving |
| Cinematography | Martin McGrath |
| Editing by | Ken Sallows |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Entertainment |
| Release date(s) |  15 August 1991 |
| Running time | 86 min |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
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Proof is a 1991 Australian film by Jocelyn Moorhouse starring Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot and Russell Crowe. Jocelyn Denise Moorhouse was born in Victoria Australia on September 4 1960 Jocelyn Denise Moorhouse was born in Victoria Australia on September 4 1960 Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960 is a Nigerian-born English, although naturalised Australian film stage and voice actor best known for films such as Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964 is an Academy Award - BAFTA - Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning New Zealand and Not Drowning Waving were a musical group formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1983 (though they first performed as a group in 1984 by David Bridie and John Village Roadshow Limited is an Australian media company with interests in cinema, Theme parks film production and distribution Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Jocelyn Denise Moorhouse was born in Victoria Australia on September 4 1960 Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960 is a Nigerian-born English, although naturalised Australian film stage and voice actor best known for films such as Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964 is an Academy Award - BAFTA - Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning New Zealand and It was chosen as "Best Film" at the 1991 Australian Film Institute Awards, along with 5 other awards, including Moorhouse for "Best Director", Weaving for "Best Leading Actor", and Crowe for "Best Supporting Actor". The Australian Film Institute Awards (often abbreviated to AFI Awards) are awards of merit presented annually by the Australian Film Institute.
Plot
The story concerns the tribulations of Martin (Weaving), a blind man. Blindness is the condition of lacking Visual perception due to Physiological or Neurological factors Through a series of flashbacks, Martin is shown as a child, distrustful of his own mother, as she described to him the garden outside his bedroom window. In history film television and other media a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current She tells him that someone is raking leaves, but he can't hear the sound and angrily decides she is lying to him.
This childhood experience strongly affects Martin as an adult, as he anticipates that sighted people will take advantage of his blindness to lie to him, or worse yet, pity him. Pity implies tender or sometimes slightly contemptuous sorrow for one in misery or distress He has become a resentful, vaguely bitter person who spends his days taking photographs of the world around him, then having various people describe them. A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic He uses these photographs (and the Braille descriptions he stamps on them) as "proof" that the world around him really is as others describe it to him. The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write He also takes secret pleasure in rebuking the romantic advances of Celia (Picot), his housekeeper. Celia harbors a deeply seeded (and possibly obsessive, as evidenced by the scores of photographs of him adorning the walls of her flat) affection for Martin, and takes out her frustration at his unrequited love by tormenting him in small ways, such as rearranging the furniture in his house. Obsessive love is a form of Love where one person is emotionally obsessed with another Unrequited love is love that is not openly reciprocated even though reciprocation is usually deeply desired
One day, Martin encounters Andy (Crowe), and is pleased with the depth and detail with which Andy describes his photos. The two become fast friends, and Martin soon comes to trust him implicitly. The jealous Celia is threatened by Andy's increasing presence in Martin's life. She seduces Andy, and when Martin catches the two in the act, Andy reluctantly lies to him about it. In Sociology, seduction (also called inveigling or wheedling) is the process of deliberately enticing a person to engage in some sort of behavior frequently Celia recognizes this opportunity to foil Martin yet again, and sets up a series of events leading Martin to discover Andy's dishonesty. Martin, devastated, is plunged into a deep despair, and breaks off his friendship with Andy. Andy later confronts him, and tries to convince him that everyone is flawed, and shouldn't be judged on such simple terms. Martin doesn't respond, but is swayed by Andy's impassioned words. Near the story's conclusion, Martin decides to fire Celia, but acknowledges his own role in purposely antagonizing her in their love-hate relationship, yet despite his openness she is angry, and when asked for her key to Martin's house, she throws it in the sink. A love-hate relationship is a personal relationship involving simultaneous or alternating Emotions of Love and enmity
Finally, he asks Andy to describe one last photo for him, one he has kept locked away for years. Andy does so, knowing nothing of its significance. It is a photo of the garden from Martin's childhood, taken moments after his mother described it on that fateful day. Andy's detailed description includes the iconic man raking leaves Martin's mother had told him about, that he had rejected for all these years. This revelation provides Martin with his proof, and a much-needed emotional release.
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