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Shine (1996)
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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 28,261 users
Metascore:
87/100
Reviews: 94 user | 68 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Scott Hicks |
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Margaret
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Rachel
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Jim Minogue
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State Champion Announcer
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Storyline
Based on the true story of Australian pianist David Helfgott, this delightful movie charts the traumatic early years through adulthood. Telling the story in flashback we see David as a child prodigy and as he grows up while his patriarchal 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. Written by randbanks@yahoo.com
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A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for nudity/sensuality and intense thematic elements See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
AustraliaLanguage:
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Claroscuro See more »Box Office
Budget:
$5,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$162,179 (USA) (24 November 1996) (7 Screens)Gross:
$35,811,509 (USA) (26 May 1997)Company Credits
Production Co:
Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Film Victoria, South Australian Feature Film Company See more »
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1.85 : 1
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Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Wilhelm Kempff
© 1973 Polydor International GmbH Hamburg See more »
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Goofs
Factual errors: The mezzuzah, a Jewish religious scroll attached to a home's door posts, on Ben Rosen's home is angled the wrong way; it should be angled toward the entrance of the home. See more »Crazy Credits
Himself: hand double for Geoffrey Rush See more »Soundtracks
"Fast Zu Ernst - Scences From Childhood, Opus 15"Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Wilhelm Kempff
© 1973 Polydor International GmbH Hamburg See more »
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