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Release Date
• USA: Nov 20, 1996
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 3, 1997
• R2: 22 Jan 2001
Budget $5,500,000
MPAA Rating
PG13
Running Time
1 hour, 45 minutes
Country Australia
Studio Ronin Films
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Other Titles
• Shine
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Genre: Romance, Drama, Mental Illness, Biography, Mental Institution, Love, True Story, Psychodrama, Tear Jerker
Plot: This acclaimed film paints a wrenching portrait of the life of Australian piano virtuoso David Helfgott and his struggles with his war-traumatized, demanding father; mental illness and asylum incarceration; and his obsession with the virtually unplayable Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 ("Rach 3"). Academy Award Nominations: 7, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor--Armin Mueller-Stahl. Academy Awards: Best Actor--Geoffrey Rush.
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| Directed by |
Scott Hicks
Hearts in Atlantis, Snow Falling on Cedars, Untitled Scott Hicks Film |
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Scott Hicks
Hearts in Atlantis, Snow Falling on Cedars, Untitled Scott Hicks Film |
| Jan Sardi
The Notebook, Mao's Last Dancer, Love's Brother |
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| Cast |
Geoffrey Rush
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Nemo, Shakespeare in Love |
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Almost Famous, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Vanilla Sky |
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Muriel's Wedding, Breaker Morant, Quigley Down Under | | |
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