Movie
1996
Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical psychological drama film directed by Scott Hicks from a screenplay by Jan Sardi, based on the life of David Helfgott, a pianist who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. The film stars Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor as the adult and adolescent Helfgott, respectively, while Armin Mueller-Stahl, Lynn Redgrave, and John Gielgud appear in supporting roles.
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"It's that time of the year" was the first thought that crossed my mind when I heard about *Shine*, 1996 Australian drama directed by Scott Hicks. In USA the film was released at the end of year, in a time when major studios launch their "Oscar" hopefuls -films carefully designed to appeal to biases of AMPAS voters. Today that film is best remembered for the very thing it was tailored for – winning Academy Award for…More
