Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Armin Mueller-StahlPeter
- Noah TaylorDavid as an adolescent
- Geoffrey RushDavid as an adult
- Lynn RedgraveGillian
- Googie WithersKatharine Susannah Prichard
- Sonia ToddSylvia
- Nicholas BellBen Rosen
- John GielgudCecil Parkes
- Justin BraineTony
- Chris HaywoodSam
Recommandations
- 90
TNT RoughCut
A deeply affecting allegory that explores the symbiotic relationship between genius and madness. - 90
Film.com
A film of elegant small moments and complex, bittersweet motivations. - 90
Mr. Showbiz
It's a film which aims to persuade us of its truth without props or signposts--and it does so with unforgettable beauty. - 90
Washington Post
The movie does what any great musician should: It lifts an idea to the heights of ecstasy; it sells its song. - 88
New York Daily News
A sublimely uplifting movie. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Shine beams with warmth, sensitivity, and fine taste. - 80
Newsweek
Thanks to fine acting and its vividly unconventional protagonist, it pumps fresh blood into a conventional formula. - 80
The A.V. Club
Memorable, deeply affecting movie.
