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Proof [videorecording] / Miramax Films presents in association with Endgame Entertainment ; a Hart Sharp Entertainment production ; a film by John Madden ; produced by Jeffrey Sharp [and others] ; screenplay by David Auburn ; directed by John Madden.

Auburn, David, 1969- (Added Author). Audsley, Mick. (film editor). Davis, Hope, 1967- (actor.). Goldstein, Julie, (film producer.). Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980- (actor.). Hart, John N., Jr. (film producer.). Hopkins, Anthony, 1937- (actor.). Küchler, Alwin. (cinematographer). Kessel, Robert, (film producer.). Madden, John, 1949- (film director.). Miller, Rebecca, 1962- (screenwritter.). Normington, Alice. (designer). Owen, Alison, 1961- (film producer.). Paltrow, Gwyneth, 1972- (actor.). Seth, Roshan, 1942- (actor.). Sharp, Jeffrey, (film producer.). Stern, James D., (film producer.). Taylor, Jill, 1951- (costume designer). Warbeck, Stephen, (composer.). Weinstein, Bob, 1953- (film producer.). Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- (film producer.). Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Endgame Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Hart-Sharp Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Inside Track 1 Llp. (Added Author). Miramax Films. (Added Author). Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Weinstein Company. (Added Author). Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hope Davis, Danny McCarthy. (Cast).

Summary:

With the help of one of her father's former students, Catherine, a devoted daughter, must come to terms with the death of her father, a brilliant mathematician whose genius was crippled by mental instability. After his death, a notebook containing a mathematical proof is found and Catherine claims the proof is her own work.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780788867644
  • ISBN: 0788867644
  • ISBN: 0788867644
  • ISBN: 9780788867644
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 99 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: [Burbank, CA] : Miramax Home Entertainment, [2006]
  • Distributor: [Burbank, CA] : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the award-winning play by David Auburn.
Original released as a motion picture in 2005.
Special features: Deleted scenes; from stage to screen, "The making of Proof"; director commentary.
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound) with optional Spanish subtitles.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Cinematographer, Alwin H. Kuchler ; editor, Mick Audsley ; music, Stephen Warbeck.
Participant or Performer Note:
Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hope Davis, Danny McCarthy.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG13, for some sexual content, language and drug reference.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1 encoding; widescreen (2.35:1)
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject:
Domestic drama.
Father-daughter relationship > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Fathers > Death > Drama.
Grief > Drama.
Mathematicians > Drama.
Mental illness > Drama.
Proof theory > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Melodrama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 19 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 20 total copies.
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Summary: With the help of one of her father's former students, Catherine, a devoted daughter, must come to terms with the death of her father, a brilliant mathematician whose genius was crippled by mental instability. After his death, a notebook containing a mathematical proof is found and Catherine claims the proof is her own work.