Shine
Lost in the rain one night, David (GEOFFREY RUSH) stumbles into a wine bar. Although wildly eccentric, David is a brilliant pianist and impresses the owner, Sylvia (SONIA TODD), who gives him a job playing regularly at the bar. David's father, Peter (ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL), had been a strict and...
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Ronin Films,
1996.
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| Summary: | Lost in the rain one night, David (GEOFFREY RUSH) stumbles into a wine bar. Although wildly eccentric, David is a brilliant pianist and impresses the owner, Sylvia (SONIA TODD), who gives him a job playing regularly at the bar. David's father, Peter (ARMIN MUELLER-STAHL), had been a strict and domineering parent, determined to see his son, David, excel as a pianist. When young David (NOAH TAYLOR) shows extraordinary talent he attracts the attention of a well-known international musician, who offers him a scholarship to study in America. But Peter can't bear the thought of losing David and forbids it. David forms a strong and touching relationship with a famous elderly writer, Katharine Susannah Prichard (GOOGIE WITHERS) and when another opportunity to study abroad appears, she urges him to accept. This time David defies Peter's authority and is banished from home. At the Royal College of Music in London, David studies under a legendary professor, Cecil Parkes (SIR JOHN GIELGUD), himself something of an eccentric. Parkes recognises in David the spark of genius. Despite his brilliance, David cannot cope with the separation from his family. He is unable to care for himself properly and his life becomes fragmented. Although his performance at a major concert is a triumph, he suffers a nervous breakdown and returns to Australia to years of confusion, living in and out of psychiatric institutions. A chance meeting with Gillian (LYNN REDGRAVE), a visiting astrologer, develops into an unlikely romance and they marry. Gillian's love brings stability to David's chaotic world and he returns to concert performance in triumph. Gillian helps David come to terms with the death of his father, resolving the traumas of his past. "The most BREATHTAKING Australian movie of the year." - Ruth Hessey, Sydney Morning Herald. WINNER! Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush) 1997 Academy Awards; WINNER! Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush) 1997 Golden Globe Awards; WINNER! 9 AFI Awards |
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| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (1 hr., 47 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 01:47:00 |
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