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Proof

1991 · 90 min · Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse ★ IMDb 7.2 · 7,652 ratings

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Black comedy about a blind man, Martin, who takes photographs as "proof" that the world really is as others describe it to him. The film explores his antagonistic relationships with Celia, who cleans and cooks for him and habitually rearranges the furniture in the house, and with Andy, a mate he thinks he can trust.

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Proof (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Confusion, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Sadness
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 38 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity42 %35 %12 %35 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor45 %29 %15 %40 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity50 %21 %20 %50 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity54 %30 %23 %49 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Tension61 %53 %20 %31 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension74 %71 %15 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension76 %63 %23 %30 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Sadness63 %35 %31 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor50 %30 %19 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity54 %46 %10 %48 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension61 %56 %19 %50 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Tension66 %61 %34 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Tension75 %64 %54 %29 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Sadness76 %59 %61 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension74 %63 %54 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension76 %66 %57 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Sadness73 %50 %60 %35 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Hope68 %29 %46 %40 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Hope68 %17 %35 %37 %
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Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

GP
Geneviève Picot

GP
Geneviève Picot

Celia

HM
Heather Mitchell

Martin's Mother

JW
Jeffrey Walker

Young Martin

DP
Daniel Pollock

Punk

FJ
Frankie J. Holden

Brian

FG
Frank Gallacher

Vet

SP
Saskia Post

Waitress

BD
Belinda Davey

Doctor

CE
Cliff Ellen

Cemetery Caretaker

TU
Tania Uren

Customer

Details

Directed by
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
90 min
Country
Australia
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 7,652 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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