Questions In Shadows Of “Shine”
New York Times
LONG BEFORE ''SHINE'' RECEIVED seven Oscar nominations, the film had its American premiere at last year's Sundance Film Festival. There the film's creative team, composed largely of Australians, made a remarkable discovery. Audiences, particularly Jewish ones, saw a movie somewhat different from the one that the director, Scott Hicks, had envisioned: a visual anthem to David Helfgott, the brilliant young Jewish pianist who had a mental breakdown and then recovered.
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