ASA 🎥📽🎬 Shine (1996) a film directed by Scott Hicks with Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, John Gielgud, Noah Taylor, Lynn Redgrave

Shine (1996) Synopsis Based on the true story of Australian pianist David Helfgott, this delightful movie charts the early and traumatic early years. Telling the story in flashback we see David as he grows up and into a child prodigy while his father abuses him and his siblings with the memory of his childhood in Europe and the loss of his family in the concentration camps. David finally breaks away from his father and goes away to study overseas, he later suffers a breakdown and returns to Australia and a life in an institution. Many years later he is released and through several twists of fate (in reality even more unlikely than film portrays) he starts playing a piano in a bar before finally returning to the concert hall. Awards 1996: Oscar awards: Best Actor (Rush). 7 Nominations 1996: Golden Globe: Best Actor Drama (Rush). 5 Nominations 1996: 2 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush) and Sound. 9 Nominations 1996: National Board of Review: Best Movie 1996: Satellite Awards: Best Actor (Rush) & Supporting Actor (Mueller-Stahl) 1996: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Actor (Rush). 2 Nominations 1996: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Rush) 1996: Festival Toronto: 2 Awards: Metro Media & People 1996: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actor (Rush). 2 Nominations 1996: Producers Guild Awards (PGA): Nominated for Best Film 1996: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director 1996: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Screenplay 1996: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush). 3 Nominations 1996: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nominations including Best Actor (Rush) 1996: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Actor (Geoffrey Rush)