Shine

Shine (1996) starring Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, Lynn Redgrave. Young Australian piano prodigy David Helfgott (Taylor) wins scholarships to study in America and later London, but his possessive, abusive father (Mueller-Stahl) forbids him to go. He goes to London anyway and is disowned. As a dysfunctional adult, David (Rush) ends up institutionalized, but later returns to his music and even finds love (Redgrave). Rush won an Oscar for his performance as the adult David. This is a good film, the music is certainly enjoyable; my only pick is that Rush's manner of speaking is so rapid and hard to follow. But that may be because of my poor hearing as much as his rapid talking. The disc includes English subtitles, as well as closed captions. Grade: B+