Shine
“A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love”
7.4(722)PG-1319961h 45mEN
Directed by Scott Hicks
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.
australialetterchild prodigybiographyjumpingpianistconcert hallbreakdownpiano1950s1960sadelaide
Budget $5.5MBox office $35.9M
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
Alex Rafalowicz
David as a child
Gordon Poole
Eisteddfod Presenter
