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September 14, 2005
Proof: Gwyneth’s Return to Hollywood - Los Angeles PR
Gwyneth Paltrow is no stranger to the movie business. During her 20s she starred in dozens of films and by age 26 she took home her first Oscar for Shakespeare in Love. But after a series of critical and box office flops and the death of her father, Bruce, Paltrow made the decision to leave Hollywood behind to focus on the more important things in life like her rocker husband, Chris Martin, and their daughter, Apple. This Friday, September 16th, she returns to the big screen, starring in the film adaptation of playwright David Auburn’s Pulitzer winning play, Proof, a project which again reunited her with her Shakespeare in Love director, John Madden.
Filmed nearly two years ago, before Paltrow’s self-imposed exile, Proof is a story of the relationship between a brilliant mathematician, played by Oscar-Award winner Anthony Hopkins, and his daughter Catherine, played by Paltrow. As Catherine comes to terms with the recent passing of her father, she is plagued by one of his former students, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, and the fear that she may have inherited her father’s mental illness.
Paltrow first played the part of Catherine in the London production, which later had a successful run on Broadway, which garnered a Tony award for Mary-Louise Parker in 2001. During Paltrow’s first run her father fell ill and passed away shortly after the production closed. According to a recent interview in New York magazine, Paltrow stated, “…it changed the performance,” speaking of her role in the film. “It was more completed, there was less fear on my part and it was more full of grief. Some of those scenes were much harder.”
Obviously Paltrow pulls her inspiration for the role from her personal life, delivering a performance that is eloquent and at times hard to watch, especially for those who have lost loved ones. Critics are taking notice, giving four star ratings and two thumbs up from Ebert and Roeper.
Posted by Lance Buckley at September 14, 2005 04:59 PM
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