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Shine

Cast

Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Justin Braine View All


Crew

Scott Hicks (Director), Scott Hicks (Story), Jan Sardi (Screenplay) View All

Release: Aug. 15th, 1996
Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes
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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MovieMeditation
Even so, he was almost a central character of the story, which makes sense because of the strong bond and eventual break between the father and son that is indeed extremely important for the story, but still doesnt quite justify a film that should focus the most on David Helfgott and that rest of t....
Iroquois
Though it's Geoffrey Rush who most notably plays Helfgott as an adult, some credit has to go to Noah Taylor playing the adolescent Helfgott as he navigates his teenage years.
Citizen Rules
I was hoping so much that Rush's adult David would be a small part of the film.


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