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Shine (1996)
Director: Scott Hicks
Synopsis[]
Pianist David Helfgott (Geoffrey Rush), driven by his father (Armin Mueller-Stahl) and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Male Deaths[]
- Armin Mueller-Stahl [Peter Helfgott]
Female Deaths[]
- None
Trivia[]
- Geoffrey Rush had once learned the piano up until aged fourteen. He took up piano lessons again thirty years later for this movie and also acted as his own hand double and body double.
- Dustin Hoffman expressed interest in playing David Helfgott, as his music and life story have moved him.