Thursday, October 20, 2005

PROOF




Drama

BACKGROUND
In mathematics, a proof is a demonstration that, given certain axioms, some statement of interest is necessarily true. That which has proven to be true becomes a theorem and is used as the basis to prove other mathematical statements.

PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Anthony Hopkins: Robert, a brilliant University of Chicago mathematician
Gwyneth Paltrow: Catherine, his 27-year-old daughter
Hope Davis: Claire, his other daughter, now living in New York city
Jake Gyllenhaal: Hal, a young protégé of mathematics at U of C

REVIEW
Solid acting coupled with a compelling story that rings true make this an interesting movie. The frequent use of flashbacks is effective. Even though little time is spent trying to explain the proof itself, it’s enough to know how important it is to the science of mathematics.

CLASSIFICATION
for some sexual content, language and drug references.

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