Shine (film)

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Shine is a 1996 Australian biopic drama film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffers from a mental disorder and spends years at the institution. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Nicholas Bell, Chris Haywood and Alex Rafalowicz. Screenplay written by Jan Sardi, and directed by Scott Hicks. The film made the US premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1997, Geoffrey Rush was awarded an Academy Award for Best Actor at the 69th Academy Awards for her performance in the lead role.

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Plot

A man (Geoffrey Rush) wanders through a torrential rainstorm finding his way to the restaurant. The restaurant employee is trying to determine if he needs help. Despite his elusive speech, Sylvia finds out that her name is David Helfgott and she lives in a local hotel. He returned it to the hotel, and although he tried to engage him with his musical knowledge and possession of various musical scores, he left.

As a child, David (played by Alex Rafalowicz) grew up in suburban Adelaide, South Australia and competed in local music competition. Helfgott has been taught to play by his father, Peter (played by Armin Mueller-Stahl), a man who is obsessed with a victory that has no tolerance for failure or disobedience. David was noticed by Mr. Rosen, a local pianist who, after the initial conflict with Peter, took over David's music instruction.

As a teenager, David (played by Noah Taylor) won the state music championship and was invited to study in America. Though the plan was made to raise money to send David and his family initially in favor, Peter eventually forbade David to go and torture him, thinking David went away would ruin the family. Destructive, David continues to study and befriends local novelist and co-founder of the Australian Communist Party, Katharine Susannah Prichard (Googie Withers). David's talent grew until he was offered a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London. David's father again forbade him to leave, but with Katharine's encouragement, David left. In London, David studied under Dr. Cecil Parkes (John Gielgud) and enters the Concerto competition, choosing to play a very demanding 3 Rachmaninoff Concert, a work he tries to learn as a child to make his father proud. As David practices, he is becoming a maniac in his behavior. David won the competition, but suffered a mental breakdown and was admitted to a mental hospital, where he received an electric shock treatment.

David recovered to the point where he could return to Australia, but was still rejected by his father. David relapsed and was accepted back to the mental institution as a young man. Years later, a volunteer at the institute admitted David and knew his musical talent. He took him home but found that he was difficult to control, did not deliberately damage, and needed more care than he could offer. He left it at the hotel from the beginning of the movie. David had difficulty adjusting to life in the wider society, and often left the hotel to stimulate his interest. David wanders to a nearby restaurant.

The next day David returned to the restaurant, and the visitors were surprised by his ability to play the piano. One of the owners made friends with David and looked after him. In return David played in the restaurant. Through the owner David is introduced to Gillian (Lynn Redgrave). David and Gillian fell in love and married. With the help and support of Gillian, David can reach an agreement with his father's death and hold a well-received comeback concert, by reinforcing his comeback to professional music.

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Cast

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Production

Geoffrey Rush went on piano lessons - suspended when he was 14 years old - so as not to require double hand.

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Awards

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Reception

Margaret_Helfgott.27s_book "> Margaret Helfgott's Book

Critics allege that certain events and relationships in David's life are portrayed with wild inaccuracy, sometimes even made, resulting in damage to a real person's reputation. Helfgott's sister Margaret Helfgott, in her book Out Of Tune, emphasized especially the case of Helfgott's father, Peter Helfgott, who, he said, was a loving husband, an old man too weak and very distant from a rough tyrant depicted in Shine . Peter Helfgott's decision to prevent David from going abroad at the age of 14 was not made with a vengeful spirit described in the Shine, he claimed, but a reasonable judgment that he was not prepared for such independence. Margaret Helfgott further claimed to have been pressured by second wife David Gillian and by the film's publisher to stop making trouble for them by telling her story. Although Margaret Helfgott has letters between Helfgott and her father, copyright is held by Gillian Helfgott who has prevented its contents from being published.

Critic Margaret Helfgott has been disputed by the people involved in the filming. Scott Hicks published a letter to The Wall Street Journal when Margaret Helfgott's book was published, defended the authenticity of the film portrayal of Helfgott's childhood and stated that David's other brothers, Susie and Les, were at odds with Margaret. claiming and pleased with the movie. John Macgregor - who was involved in research and writing care for Shine - wrote, in a letter to The Australian, that the depiction of Helfgotts' father was supported not only by David 'elephant' , but (with the exception of Margaret) by every family member and family friend she and Scott Hicks were interviewed, as well as by every person interviewed who had a professional or musical relationship with David throughout his early life.

As Margaret Helfgott has stated that many people in this category are very critical of Peter Helfgott's film depiction, Macgregor, in his letter, calling for them to come forward. No one did it.

Helfgott's mother said the movie haunted him and he felt "a crime had happened".

Pianistic ability

Critics also claim that Helfgott's pianistic abilities are overstated. In a journal article, New Zealand philosopher Denis Dutton claimed that Helfgott's piano played during his comeback in the late 1990s had "severe technical and aesthetic deficiencies that can not be accepted by any musician whose reputation has not increased remarkably." Dutton claims that, while listening to the film, he covers his eyes during sections where Helfgott's game is used to concentrate fully on music, and is not distracted by acting. He feels that music, when perceived in isolation, is not a very high standard. The Helfgott tour has recently been well attended because, according to Dutton, Shine 'who is not responsible for Helfgott's ability to attract new audiences who are not deeply involved in Helfgott's sounds, thus, he says, images deserve public attention from a more talented and disciplined pianist.

The early career victories documented by this film are factual. The virtuoso violin Isaac Stern wants to bring Helfgott to the US to become a mentor; the conductor Daniel Barenboim is a great admirer; and the Royal College of Music teachers Helfgott really praised his game with the term "mere genius". Yet the filmmakers have pointed out that criticism of Helfgott's current technical skills is useless - which does not mean Helfgott is now one of the world's great pianists (never made claims), but that his love is Wife enabled him to recover sufficiently from a long struggle and bitter with mental illness to play again for the audience.

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Release

Home Media

Roadshow Entertainment released the film on VHS on July 4, 1996, and is now on DVD on November 18, 1997.

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Soundtrack

1. "With Girl Like You" (Reg Presley) - The Troggs
2. "Why Do They Doubt Our Love" is written & amp; perf by Johnny O'Keefe
3. Polonaise in A major flat, Op. 53 (FrÃÆ' Â © ric Chopin) - Ricky Edwards
4. "Fast zu Ernst" - Scene from Childhood , Op. 15 (Robert Schumann) - Wilhelm Kempff
5. La Campanella (Franz Liszt) - David Helfgott
6. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in sharp C minor (Liszt) - David Helfgott
7. "Bumble Bee Flight" (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) - David Helfgott
8. Gloria , RV 589 (Antonio Vivaldi)
9. "Un sospiro" (Liszt) - David Helfgott
10. "Nulla di mundo pax sincera" Vivaldi - Jane Edwards (vocals), Geoffrey Lancaster (harpsichord), Gerald Keuneman (cello)
11. "Daisy Bell" (Harry Dacre) - Ricky Edwards
12. "Funiculi, Funicula" (Luigi Denza)
13. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 (Sergei Rachmaninoff) - David Helfgott
14. Sign up for a small sharp C, Op. 3, No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) - David Helfgott
15. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
16. Sonata No. 23 in F minor, "Appassionata", Op. 57 (Beethoven) - Ricky Edwards
17. Prelude in flat field D, "Raindrop", Op. 28, No. 15 (Chopin)

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Reception

Critical response

Shine got critical acclaim. At Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 91% rating, with an average score of 8.1/10, based on 42 reviews. At Metacritic, the film has 87 (out of 100), based on 25 critics, showing "universal recognition".

box office

Shines earned $ 35,892,330 in the United States and Canada. The film also earned $ 10,187,418 at the box office in Australia.

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See also

• Australian cinema
• Traumatic models of mental disorders
• South Australian Film Company

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References

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External links

• Shine on IMDb
• Shine at Rotten Tomatoes
• Shine in Metacritic
• Shine in AllMovie
• Shine in Mojo Box Office

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