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Shine

Year:

1997

Duration:

105 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

Scott Hicks

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 45 wins & 41 nominations

Details

Country: Australia

Release Date: 1997-02-14

Filming Locations: Adelaide Botanic Gardens & Park, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Earnings

Budget: $5,500,000

Opening Weekend: $162,179 (USA) (24 November 1996)

Gross: $35,811,509 (USA) (26 May 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Ella Scott Lynch

Geoffrey Rush

David Helfgott - Adult

Justin Braine

Tony

Sonia Todd

Sylvia

Chris Haywood

Sam

Alex Rafalowicz

David Helfgott - Child

Gordon Poole

Eisteddfod Presenter

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Peter

Nicholas Bell

Ben Rosen

Danielle Cox

Suzie - Child

Rebecca Gooden

Margaret

Marta Kaczmarek

Rachel

John Cousins

Jim Minogue

Noah Taylor

David Helfgott - Adolescent

Paul Linkson

State Champion Announcer

Randall Berger

Isaac Stern

Ian Welbourne

Boy Next Door

Kelly Bottrill

Louise - Baby

Beverley Vaughan

Rabbi

Phyllis Burford

Synagogue Secretary

Daphne Grey

Society Hostess

Edwin Hodgeman

Soviet Society Secretary

Googie Withers

Katharine Susannah Prichard

Maria Dafnero

Sonia

Reis Porter

Postman

Stephen Sheehan

Roger Woodward - Younger

Brenton Whittle

Announcer

Marianna Doherty

Suzie - Teenager

Camilla James

Louise - Child

John Gielgud

Cecil Parkes

David King

Viney

Danny Davies

Registrar

Helen Dowell

Sarah

Louise Dorling

Muriel

Sean Carlsen

Student

Richard Hansell

Ashley

Robert Hands

Robert

Marc Warren

Ray

Neil Thomson

RCOM Conductor

Joey Kennedy

Suzie - Adult

Ellen Cressey

Nurse

Beverley Dunn

Beryl Ascott

Andy Seymour

Bar Customer

Lynn Redgrave

Gillian

Jethro Heysen-Hicks

Rowan

John Martin

Roger Woodward - Older

Bill Boyley

Celebrant

Teresa La Rocca

Opera Singer

Lindsey Day

Opera Singer

Grant Doyle

Opera Singer

Leah Jennings

Musician

Kathy Monaghan

Musician

Mark Lawrence

Musician

Gordon Coombes

Musician

Luke Dollman

Musician

Margaret Stone

Musician

Tom Carrig

Musician

Helen Ayres

Musician

Suzi Jarratt

Vocalist

Samantha McDonald

Vocalist

Sandi Gardiner

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Peter Osborn

Priest (uncredited)

Louise Siversen

Extra in Ballroom Scene (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Geoffrey Rush had once learned the piano up until aged fourteen. He took up piano lessons again thirty years later for the film and also acted as his own hand double body double.

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Dustin Hoffman expressed interest in playing David Helfgott, as his music and life story have both moved him.

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Breakthrough film role of Australian actor Geoffrey Rush.

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Goofs

Aluminium roller shutters on the Helfgott family home.

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In the film, the character shows all signs of schizophrenia; not bipolar disorder (formerly known as "manic-depressive disorder"), as is claimed in the film. Furthermore, David Helfgott, in person, displays many symptoms of schizophrenia and none of bipolar disorder.

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The length of David Helfgott's cigarette when playing "Flight of the Bumblebee" at Moby's.

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Quotes

David: Would you marry me?

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David: It's a tough game, isn't it Roger?

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Gillian: How do you feel?

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