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I've been touting "Proof" for years.

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In Reply to: Damn Aussies.... what are they doing to us? posted by Victor Khomenko on June 18, 2005 at 18:12:46:

What a fine little gem of a film.
In fact, Proof is one of the movies I listed under the "great films under the radar" thread a couple weeks ago. I love it when someone picks up on this movie. I'm glad you found it, Victor,
Proof had a very limited run in US theaters during it's theatrical release, although it made the festival circuit in '91 -'92. We can thank the subsequent stardom of Crowe (and Weaving) for home video in North America. I liked it so much I actually have an old Aussie PAL VHS of this.
I originally saw Proof at the Chicago Film Festival circa '91. That was the first time I laid eyes on Hugo Weaving and Russell Crowe. Seeing Crowe later that winter in a completely different role, as the tough in Romper Stomper, convinced me he was the real deal. All three leads in Proof turn in remarkable performances, especially Picot.
Beside being available on DVD, Proof turns up every now and then on IFC channel.
BTW, there was a project to reunite Crowe and Moorehouse, along with Kate Blanchette, for a new film scheduled to shoot this winter - alas, just as principal photography was about to begin the production fell apart and the project was aborted. :-( I would love to see Moorehouse helm another film.

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Rumour says - JDK 23:51:23 06/19/05 (1)
that the reason Eucalyptus (the new Crowe / Kidman / Blanchette / Moorehouse movie) fell apart was all over Crowe being snubbed by Moorehouse during the making of Proof. Anonymous sources said that Crowe just HAD to show Moorehouse that he was wearing the pants now.
He may be a great actor, but jeeze, he sure is a dickhead.

Cheers,
John K
- BTW, if you like early Crowe, look up - JDK 17:55:43 06/20/05 (0)
  "The Sum of Us" - Crowe plays a young man struggling with his homosexuality. Jack Thompson plays his father.
  "Spotswood" - An off-beat sensitive comedy about the workers in a doomed Melbourne mocassin factory.
  
  Cheers,
  John K
Re: I've been touting "Proof" for years. - Victor Khomenko 09:24:20 06/19/05 (4)
I don't recall if you commented before on Passion in the Desert... did you see it?
- Yup, I've seen Passion in the Desert... - Harmonia 14:44:10 06/19/05 (3)
  ...if you're refering to the film based on the Balzac novella and directed by Lavinnia Currier that came out in the late 90's. But it's not an Aussie film, it's a US production. How did you stumble across it?
  PITD does have gorgeous cinematography (by the Russian DP who shot Orlando, as I recall) and striking production design.
  With its unusual subject matter, it's not a film I recommend for everyone. I haven;t seen it in quite a while, since (last time I checked) it's only on VHS - which is odd because it was a New Line/Fine Line production and they usually release everything on DVD.
  - That's the one - Victor Khomenko 14:57:05 06/19/05 (2)
    I didn't mean to make it sound like it was an Aussie film, sorry. Sometimes we have strange associations that lead us in unlikely and seemingly illogical directions... hence this recollection.
    I first saw it on a cable channel years ago, and loved it, so I bought the tape. You are right, it should really be issued on a DVD, and good one, at that, as it is a spellbinding film.
    - Re: That's the one - Harmonia 15:15:38 06/19/05 (1)
      I got the VHS from Amazon, but I'd love to have this on DVD. Fine oddball film. The director studied poetry & philosophy at Harvard.
      I relate to cats. So I loved it even more - gorgeous leopard, gorgeous naked Brit actor...what's not to like??? ;-)
      - The story behind the film is just as interesting - Victor Khomenko 15:29:39 06/19/05 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: That's the one posted by Harmonia on June 19, 2005 at 15:15:38:
        
        I am sure you already know it, but for those unfamiliar, this is not your typical "how the movie was made" story, and a worthy reading.
        BTW... speaking of gorgeous actors, naked and close... I would be interested in your reaction to Beau Travail - do you think that was a film made by a woman for women, or do you think it speaks a much more universal language that transcends the sexes? I am asking because I love the film without paying much attention to the sexual connotations, although I do feel and see them, and wonder if I am truly missing something there.
        To me that film is like a sister to Passion.

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