Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
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Geoffrey Rush
David as an adult
Noah Taylor
David as an adolescent
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Peter
Lynn Redgrave
Gillian
Googie Withers
Katharine Susannah Prichard
Sonia Todd
Sylvia
Nicholas Bell
Ben Rosen
John Gielgud
Cecil Parkes
Justin Braine
Tony
Chris Haywood
Sam
Director
Scott Hicks
Screenplay
Jan Sardi
Tagline
"A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$5,500,000
Revenue
$35,892,330
Production
Film Victoria, Australian Film Finance Corporation, BBC Film, South Australian Film Corporation, Momentum Films
Filipe Manuel Neto
May 20, 2023
**Perhaps one of the most striking films in the work of Geoffrey Rush, and one of the toughest and most sincere portrayals of brilliance that cinema has seen to date.** Even though I'm a pretty serious music lover, and I've always loved classical music, I didn't know David Helfgott until I saw this film. The musical universe is full of prodigies who reveal talent since childhood. Mozart is perh...
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