Shine
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Scott Hicks
Geoffrey Rush
Lynn Redgrave
John Gielgud
Armin Mueller-stahl
Noah Taylor
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A man in his forties, David, stumbles into a wine bar after getting lost one night in driving rain. Although he is wildly eccentric, David charms the bar's owner who, impressed with his brilliant skills as a pianist, gives him a regular job playing at her bar. David's impromptu performance is, in fact, the first time he has been at a piano after more than a decade of obscurity. Inspired by this, he is transported back to his childhood in which everything seemed to revolve around the piano. Based on the ultimately triumphant life of classical pianist David Helfgott, "Shine" focuses on Helfgott's painful retreat into a private world while still in his early 20's and on the brink of a glittering international career. Spanning the 1950's to the 1980's, "Shine" dramatizes the deeply moving way in which Helfgott, after a decade of obscurity, achieves both personal and professional fulfillment through the love and support of a remarkable woman.
Director
Scott Hicks
Cast
Geoffrey Rush
Lynn Redgrave
John Gielgud
Armin Mueller-stahl
Noah Taylor
Googie Withers
Marta Kaczmarek
Nicholas Bell
Sonia Todd
Beverley Dunn
Rebecca Gooden
Justine Braine
Randall Berger
Maria Dafnero
Edwin Hodgeman
Jetro Heysen-hicks
Ella Scott-lynch
Peter Osborn
Bill Boyley
Helen Ayres
Kelly Bottrill
Phyllis Burford
Tom Carrig
Sean Carlsen
John Cousins
Gordon Coombes
Danielle Cox
Ellen Cressey
Danny Davies
Lindsey Davies
Marianne Doherty
Luke Dollman
Louise Dorling
Helen Dowell
Grant Doyle
Daphne Grey
Robert Hands
Richard Hansell
Chris Haywood
Camille James
Suzi Jarratt
Leah Jennings
Maria Kaczmarek
Joey Kennedy
David L King
Teresa La Rocca
Mark Lawrence
Paul Linkson
John Martin
Samantha Mcdonald
Katharine Monaghan
Gordon Poole
Reis Porter
Alex Rafalowicz
Susannan Prichard
Andy Seymour
Stephen Sheehan
Margareta Stone
Beverly Vaughan
Marc Warren
Ian Welbourn
Brenton Whittle
Neil Thomson
Justin Braine
Crew
Lee Abberley
Sal Alba
Ian Anderson
Peter Arnold
Jim Atkins
Mike Bartlett
Martin Bayley
Hilary Benson
Sue Black
Jon Blaikie
Richard Boue
Scott Brokate
Perscia Brokensha
Steve Burgess
Tony Burnes
Maurice Burns
Julianna Byrne
Julie Byrne
Arthur Cambridge
Louise Cameron
Guy Campbell
Lesley Campion
Jacqui Canty
Vladimir Chishkovsky
Ross Clunes
Toby Coke
Michael Costa
Martin Cousin
Tony Cronin
Tony Cronin
Steve Crook
Paul Cross
Carolynne Cunningham
Rikke Dakin
Liz Dingle
Liz Dingle
John Donoghue
Sally Eccleston
Sally Eccleston
Richard Edwards
Mark Ellis
Judy Farr
Judy Farr
Cherry Fiddaman
Helen Field
Rabbi Figdor
David Foreman
Frederic N Gaines
Sam Garwood
Sam Garwood
Serena Gattuso
Werner Gerlach
Jon Goldney
Alastair Gow
Robin Gray
Johanna Graysmark
Kim Green
Jim Greenhorn
Pamela Haddock
Renee Hanna
Deb Hanson
John Haratzis
Yiani Harpas
Tina Hennel
Kerry Heysen
Scott Heysen
Scott Hicks
David Hirschfelder
Sharon Howard-field
Peter Hoyland
Charles Hubbard
Richard Hyde
Kevin Jarrett
Robert John
Ben Johnson
Roberto Karas
Pip Karmel
Colleen Kennedy
Iona Kenrick
Mariot Kerr
Marriott Kerr
Jan Killen
Toivo Lember
Susanna Lenton
Michael Letho
Paul Lightfoot
Karen Lindsay Stewart
Paul Linkson
Gerard Long
Peter Looby
Ray Lowler
Jeanette Luke
Lorraine Luke
Lorraine Luke
John Macgregor
Chris Maguire
Tracy Mair
Steve Marcus
Ronald Markham
Andrew Marshall
Rick Martin
Rick Martin
Adam Mcculloch
David Mchenry
Kathy Mcintyre
Susie Menzies
Jenny Miles
Josh Moore
Sara Morris
Heather Muirhead
Liz Mulliner
Alix Mumford
Vicki Neihus
Sue Nicola
Christina Norman
Stella O'malley
Henry Osborne
Brent Ottley
Nina Parsons
Jan Pester
Craig Philpott
Scott Piper
Leroy Plummer
Carolyn Pool
Kate Prichard
Jackie Quilter
Jenny Ramos
Clive Randall
Barry Read
Tom Read
Fiona Rees-jones
Fiona Rees-jones
Adam Rhodes
Jenny Richard
Livia Ruzic
John Santucci
Peter Santucci
Jan Sardi
Paul Sarony
Roger Savage
Sam Schwarz
Jane Scott
Fiona Searson
Graeme Shelton
Andrew Short
Andrew Short
Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson
Greg Sitch
Andrew Jj Smith
Andrew Jj Smith
Harry Smith
John Smith
Sara Smith
Peter Spaeth
Joanne Stephens-smith
Brock Sykes
Elizabeth Symes
Simon Tedeschi
Paul Thompson
Mark Tillie
Lisa Tomasetti
Trevor Tourne
Bernadette Van Gyen
Gareth Vanderhope
Lesley Vanderwalt
Paul Venezia
Arthur Vette
Louise Wakefield
Louise Wakefield
Sylvia Walker-wilson
Alicia Walsh
Alicia Walsh
Ros Ward
Jo Weeks
Dave Williams
Paul Williams
Monica Willis
Rohan Wilson
Angela Winters
Christine Woodruff
Stephen Woolfenden
Jasmine Yuen-currucan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Actor
Award Nominations
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Original Screenplay
Best Picture
Best Score (Dramatic Picture)
Best Supporting Actor
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for eleven 1996 Australian Film Institute awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and two for Best Actor (Rush and Taylor).
Winner of the 1996 award for Best Picture from the National Board of Review.
Winner of the Audience Award at 1996 Aspen Filmfest.
Winner of the People's Choice Award and the Metro Media Award of the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.
Winner of the People's Choice Award at 1996 Hawaii International Film Festival.
Winner of two 1996 Golden Satellite Awards from the International Press Academy, including Best Actor, shared with James Woods for his performance in "Killer: Journal of a Murder" (USA/1996), and Supporting Actor (Armin Mueller-Stahl).
Expanded Release in United States November 27, 1996
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States Fall November 22, 1996
Released in United States June 1996
Released in United States November 1996
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States on Video July 15, 1997
Released in United States September 1996
Wide Release in United States December 25, 1996
Awarded Best Picture and the People's Choice Award at 1996 Fort Lauderdale Film Festival.
Shown at Aspen Filmfest in Colorado September 25-29, 1996.
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 10-20, 1996.
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival November 1-19, 1996.
Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 8-21, 1996.
Shown at Melbourne International Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia July 25 - August 11, 1996.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival (Opening Night) June 7-22, 1996.
Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Main Programme) November 8-17, 1996.
Geoffrey Rush received 1996 award for Best Actor from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Geoffrey Rush received the 1996 award for Best Actor from the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Geoffrey Rush received the 1996 award for Best Actor from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Geoffrey Rush received the 1996 award for Best Actor from the New York Film Critics Circle.
Began shooting April 7, 1995.
Completed shooting June 30, 1995.
Expanded wide release in USA February 14, 1997.
Expanded wide release in USA February 21, 1997.
Expanded wide release in USA February 28, 1997.
Expanded wide release in USA January 17, 1997.
Expanded wide release in USA January 24, 1997.
Released in United States 1996 (Awarded Best Picture and the People's Choice Award at 1996 Fort Lauderdale Film Festival.)
Released in United States 1996 (Out of competition)
Released in United States 1996 (Premieres)
Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Melbourne International Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia July 25 - August 11, 1996.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 29 - February 9, 1997.)
Released in United States June 1996 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival (Opening Night) June 7-22, 1996.)
Released in United States on Video July 15, 1997
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Aspen Filmfest in Colorado September 25-29, 1996.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 6-19, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 10-20, 1996.)
Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival November 1-19, 1996.)
Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 8-21, 1996.)
Released in United States November 1996 (Shown at Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Main Programme) November 8-17, 1996.)
Released in United States Fall November 22, 1996
Expanded Release in United States November 27, 1996
Wide Release in United States December 25, 1996
Limited release in United Kingdom January 3, 1997.
