Shine

The true life story of piano virtuoso David Helfgott, SHINE captures a most remarkable journey in flashback, a personal tale of creative passion and musical achievement, celebrating the ineluctable power of human endearment.

AroView: Geoffrey Rush’s upset win of the Best Actor Oscar was the jewel in the crown of this little Oz movie’s incredibly charmed life. A moving recital about the heavy price of genius, pianist David Helfgott’s inspirational true story is the stuff of which great drama is made, with an equally memorable supporting turn from Noah Taylor as a young Helfgott.