Shine
by Scott Hicks
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Actor: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Chris Haywood, Geoffrey Rush, Justin Braine, Sonia ToddDirector: Scott Hicks
Cinematographer: Geoffrey Simpson
Writer: Scott Hicks
Editor: Pip Karmel
Producer: Jane Scott
Writer: Jan Sardi
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1997-07-16
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Movie Reviews of Shine
Movie Review: Intense, Well-Acted, Nicley Photographed Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a very interesting movie and pleasant surprise, although sometimes that theme of the obsessive parent driving a kid crazy gets overworked. Nonetheless, it's a very well-made movie.
Geoffrey Rush is fascinating in the lead role as "David Helfgott." However, I would give equal kudos to Noah Taylor, who played Helfgott as a teenager, and to Armin Mueller-Stahl, who was Helfgott's father. They were just as impressive as Rush.
This is a supposedly true-life story of child prodigy piano player from Australia. As you can imagine, the music in here is excellent. Even better is the cinematography. Wow, this looks and sounds fantastic on DVD! I'd love to see a sharp Blu-Ray transfer of this movie.
Although not always pleasant to watch, the story is riveting; hard to put down once you've started watching. In all, a very intense, beautifully-photographed biography.
Summary of Shine
Shine is the compelling and poignant story of a young man who defies his fathers wishes in order ot pursue his dreams. Both thought-provoking and powerful it tells a story of rebellion and of individuality through the eyes of a pianist whose only form of self expression is found in the keys of his instrument. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 09/26/2006 Starring: Geoffrey Rush Sir John Gielgud Run time: 120 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Scott HicksThis tearjerker by Australian filmmaker Scott Hicks is a surprising story about real-life classical pianist David Helfgott, an Australian who rose to international prominence at a very young age in the 1950s and '60s, and suffered a psychological collapse after enduring years of abuse from his father (Armin Mueller-Stahl). Hicks has three very fine actors portraying Helfgott at different stages of his life, including the adorably wry and goofy Noah Taylor (Flirting), who takes up the character's teen years, and Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush, giving a great performance playing the musician as a schizophrenic adult. Despite the Helfgotts' compromised psychological health, Shine is hardly a depressing experience. If anything, the story is really about how long one person's life can take to make glorious sense of itself. Sir John Gielgud, in golden form, plays Helfgott's teacher. The DVD release presents the film in its widescreen format, and also includes a Q&A with director Hicks and Rush's Golden Globes acceptance speech. --Tom Keogh
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