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Transcript: Interview: Director John Madden stages "Proof" for the screen
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SCOTT SIMON
Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR)
09-10-2005
Interview: Director John Madden stages "Proof" for the screen
Host: SCOTT SIMON
Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM
SCOTT SIMON, host:
John Madden joins us now in the studio. His latest movie, "Proof," is an adaptation of the play by David Auburn that won a Pulitzer and a Tony. "Proof" is a story that tries to trace the line between genius and insanity and asks: If genius is a spark that can glow from one generation to the next, can it also be accompanied by insanity? The film stars Gwyneth Paltrow, who recreates the role she played in London's West End of Catherine, the daughter of a brilliant mathematician played in the film by Anthony Hopkins ...