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Shine
Starring: Geoffrey Rush Director: Scott Hicks  Rated: Parents Strongly Cautioned for Children Under 13

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Format: DVD

Genre: Drama

Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
Based on 58 ratings.

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Item Number:
NEWL 4546D

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada encoding
Filmographies/notes/scene access/trailer
Q&A with director Scott Hicks
Geoffrey Rush's Golden Globe acceptance speech

Major Awards:

    Academy Awards - Best Actor (1996)

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 12/12/1996

"...Scrappy, sexy, touching and fun....SHINE is also utterly extraordinary....Rank it with the best movies of the year..."

Entertainment Weekly - 12/06/1996

"...Strong performances....A powerful piece of work..." -- Rating: B+

Variety - 01/22/1996

"...A strong, emotional narrative....Rush is quite remarkable....SHINE is mature, intelligent filmmaking..."

Los Angeles Times - 11/22/1996

"...[Rush] handles the challenge superbly....SHINE is transformed into popular filmmaking at its smartest and most persuasive..."

Chicago Sun-Times - 11/27/1996

"...The fact that David Helfgott lived the outlines of these events -- that he triumphed, that he fell, that he came slowly back -- adds an enormous weight of meaning to the film..."

Product Description:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Biography | Character Study | Drama | Family Interaction | Heartwarming | Mental Illness | Personal Triumph | Recommended | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

  • Released theatrically in New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto, November 22, 1996.

Cast and Crew:

Starring Geoffrey Rush
Directed by Scott Hicks
Produced by Jane Scott
Edited by Pip Karmel
Screenwriting by Scott Hicks & Jan Sardi
Composition by David Hirschfelder
Costume Designer by Louise Wakefield
Director of Photography Geoffrey Simpson
Production Design by Vicki Wiehus
Performer Armin Mueller-Stahl, Lynn Redgrave, John Gielgud, Noah Taylor & Alex Rafalowicz

DVD Details:

  • Label: New Line Home Video
  • Originally Released in: 1996
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rated: Parents Strongly Cautioned for Children Under 13
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 45 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  • Release Date: July 15, 1997
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 40,157
  • Item UPC: 794043454622
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
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