Shine

1996 105 min ★ 7.4 Drama

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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Cast

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

Details

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

Fine Line Features, Film Victoria, South Australian Feature Film Company, Australian Film Finance Corporation

Reviews

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Filipe Manuel Neto

May 20, 2023

★ 10/10

**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...