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Shine

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

Year

Genre

biography, drama, music

Box Office

$35,892,330

Production

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

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 46 wins & 52 nominations total

David Helfgott - Adult

Tony

Sylvia

Sam

David Helfgott - Child

Alex Rafalowicz

Eisteddfod Presenter

Peter

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Ben Rosen

Suzie - Child

Margaret

Rachel

Marta Kaczmarek

Jim Minogue

David Helfgott - Adolescent

State Champion Announcer

Isaac Stern

Boy Next Door

Louise - Baby

Rabbi

Beverley Vaughan

Synagogue Secretary

Phyllis Burford

Society Hostess

Soviet Society Secretary

Katharine Susannah Prichard

Sonia

Postman

Roger Woodward - Younger

Stephen Sheehan

Announcer

Brenton Whittle

Suzie - Teenager

Marianna Doherty

Louise - Child

Cecil Parkes

Viney

Registrar

Sarah

Muriel

Student

Ashley

Richard Hansell

Robert

Ray

RCOM Conductor

Suzie - Adult

Nurse

Beryl Alcott

Bar Customer

Gillian

Jessica

Ella Scott Lynch

Rowan

Jethro Heysen-Hicks

Roger Woodward - Older

Celebrant

Opera Singer

Teresa La Rocca

Opera Singer

Opera Singer

Musician

Musician

Musician

Musician

Musician

Musician

Musician

Musician

Vocalist

Vocalist

Samantha McDonald

Davids Meds Nurse

Viola player in orchestra

Bernard Kane Jr.

Priest

Restaurant Customer

Extra in Ballroom Scene

Louise Siversen

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It's a mystery What is - Shine

It's a mystery What is

A Team Nanban (594mgnav) Release - Shine

A Team Nanban (594mgnav) Release

I did, I did,
I thought I was a cat. - Shine

I did, I did, I thought I was a cat.

Life's a perpetual risk, isn't it? - Shine

Life's a perpetual risk, isn't it?

It's a blood sport. I think it's
a blood sport. It seems to be true. - Shine

It's a blood sport. I think it's a blood sport. It...

I'm going to win. I'm going to win. - Shine

I'm going to win. I'm going to win.

David's going
to play the piano for us. - Shine

David's going to play the piano for us.

This is a disgrace!
The piano! - Shine

This is a disgrace! The piano!

Here they come. - Shine

Here they come.

It's your turn. - Shine

It's your turn.

It's Rachmaninov. - Shine

It's Rachmaninov.

One day you will play it.
You will make me very proud. - Shine

One day you will play it. You will make me very proud.

Next time what are we going to do? - Shine

Next time what are we going to do?

- Come on, Sylvia's getting wet.
- Sorry, Sylvia. Bye, Tony. - Shine

- Come on, Sylvia's getting wet. - Sorry, Sylvia. Bye, ...

The winner and our youngest
ever State Champion... - Shine

The winner and our youngest ever State Champion...

America - Shine

And now, all the way from America... - Shine

And now, all the way from America...

I have no money
to send him to America. - Shine

I have no money to send him to America.

Bar Mitzvah.
David hasn't had his yet. - Shine

Bar Mitzvah. David hasn't had his yet.

Religion is nonsense. - Shine

Religion is nonsense.

One day I'll play with an orchestra. - Shine

One day I'll play with an orchestra.

I've got to go. - Shine

I've got to go.

You see how fit and strong I am? - Shine

You see how fit and strong I am?

No one can hurt me In this world only the fit survive - Shine

No one can hurt me In this world only the fit survive

- See you next week, David.
- Thank you, Rabbi. - Shine

- See you next week, David. - Thank you, Rabbi.

Thank you, David.
Thank you, Comrade Helfgott. - Shine

Thank you, David. Thank you, Comrade Helfgott.

- You play beautifully.
- Thank you. - Shine

- You play beautifully. - Thank you.

I'm here. - Shine

Mr Rosen! - Shine

Time to get out, David.
It's my turn for the bath. - Shine

Time to get out, David. It's my turn for the bath.

I know you can hear me. - Shine

I know you can hear me.

Don't you dare
inflict bloody Rachmaninov on him! - Shine

Don't you dare inflict bloody Rachmaninov on him!

No one - Shine

Perfect. I shall treasure this
to the day I die. - Shine

Perfect. I shall treasure this to the day I die.

"To you all these wild weeds - Shine

"To you all these wild weeds

That was our final contestant,
David Helfgott - Shine

That was our final contestant, David Helfgott

It's a tough game isn't it Roger It's a blood sport - Shine

It's a tough game isn't it Roger It's a blood...

Ladies and gentlemen, - Shine

Ladies and gentlemen,

Royal College of Music. - Shine

Royal College of Music.

These were for my son,
but you'd better have them. - Shine

These were for my son, but you'd better have them.

Where have you been? - Shine

Where have you been?

Look at me. - Shine

He has the most fantastic hands. - Shine

He has the most fantastic hands.

- Your allowance cheque.
- Thank you. - Shine

- Your allowance cheque. - Thank you.

Rachmaninov - Shine

No one's been mad enough to attempt the Rach 3 - Shine

No one's been mad enough to attempt the Rach 3

David, come on. - Shine

David, come on.

Your hands must form the unbreakable
habit of playing the notes, - Shine

Your hands must form the unbreakable habit of playing the no...

Don't you love those big fat chords? - Shine

Don't you love those big fat chords?

I call this my little mausoleum. - Shine

I call this my little mausoleum.

You must play as if there was no tomorrow - Shine

You must play as if there was no tomorrow

Hello? - Shine

Daddy, I'm home. - Shine

Daddy, I'm home.

Someone here to see you. - Shine

Someone here to see you.

- David!
- That's right! - Shine

- David! - That's right!

The thing was he didn't approve,
he didn't approve. - Shine

The thing was he didn't approve, he didn't approve...

- Come along, David.
- Beryl, Beryl. - Shine

- Come along, David. - Beryl, Beryl.

- Is that you, nurse?
- It's all right, I'm here. - Shine

- Is that you, nurse? - It's all right, I'm here.

The botanical garden's
just down the road. - Shine

The botanical garden's just down the road.

Very, very feathery, very light... - Shine

Very, very feathery, very light...

Thank you, thank you. - Shine

Thank you, thank you.

Sylvia, your stray dog's back. - Shine

Sylvia, your stray dog's back.

Bravo! Encore! - Shine

- A hot one, a live one.
- Give us Beethoven's Fifth. - Shine

- A hot one, a live one. - Give us Beethoven's Fifth.

You see... how easy it is? - Shine

You see... how easy it is?

Look at me. - Shine

No, what happened to it? - Shine

No, what happened to it?

You've got to be fit to survive,
to stay alive, haven't you? - Shine

You've got to be fit to survive, to stay alive, haven&#...

- Where are the kids?
- Around somewhere having fun. - Shine

- Where are the kids? - Around somewhere having fun.

- What does he do?
- He's an investment advisor. - Shine

- What does he do? - He's an investment advisor.

Lovely, gorgeous hair.
Blondes have more fun, don't they? - Shine

Lovely, gorgeous hair. Blondes have more fun, don't the...

Well done, Roger! - Shine

Well done, Roger!

Will you marry me - Shine

Will you marry me

Sorry, darling. - Shine

Sorry, darling.

Oh no, poor Ravel! - Shine

Oh no, poor Ravel!

- I've gone wrong.
- Keep trying. - Shine

- I've gone wrong. - Keep trying.

Gotcha! - Shine

They want an encore. - Shine

They want an encore.

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Scott Hicks

Writer: Jan Sardi, Scott Hicks

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

Genre: biography, drama, music

Year: 1996

MetaScore: 87/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: $35,892,330

Released: 14 Feb 1997

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 46 wins & 52 nominations total

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