Shine
1996 · Movie · 106 min. · Australia
Based on the true story of Australian pianist David Helfgott, this delightful movie charts the early and traumatic early years. Telling the story in flashback we see David as he grows up and into a child prodigy while his father abuses him and his siblings with the memory of his childhood in Europe and the loss of his family in the concentration camps. David finally breaks away from his father and goes away to study overseas, he later suffers a breakdown and returns to Australia and a life in an institution. Many years later he is released and through several twists of fate (in reality even more unlikely than film portrays) he starts playing a piano in a bar before finally returning to the concert hall.
Direction Scott Hicks
Cast Geoffrey Rush · Armin Mueller-Stahl · John Gielgud · Noah Taylor · Lynn Redgrave · Sonia Todd · Googie Withers · Nicholas Bell · Chris Haywood
Soundtrack David Hirschfelder
Screenplay Jan Sardi · Scott Hicks
Cinematography Geoffrey Simpson
Original title Shine
7.4
10K votes (FilmAffinity)
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