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	Shine
		Though "Shine" answers that question in somewhat facile ways, it has been so envelopingly directed by Scott Hicks, an Australian film maker with many television documentaries to his credit, that its emotional impact is powerful and real.
		The film also takes comfort from the familiar, even fashionable truisms that it finds here: that genius brings suffering, that a child is a parent's passive victim, that adult life is chiefly the aftermath of early trauma.
		Early in the film, the father is seen walking stiffly ahead of his son as they return from a piano competition; from this body language alone, David's sister can tell that her brother didn't win.
	partners.nytimes.com /library/film/shine-film-review.html (969 words)

	Filmtracks: Shine (David Hirschfelder)
		Shine: (David Hirschfelder) Among the red hot sensations of the 1997 awards season was Shine, an Australian film that caused such a stir at its Sundance debut in late 1996 that both New Line and Miramax were engaged in open warfare over the right to distribute the film worldwide.
		A highly personal film, Shine details Helfgott's discovery as a musical genius and the conflict this caused with a demanding father who was attempting to live vicariously through his son's success.
		The majority of running time in the film is occupied by the classical works, many of which the most difficult pieces in the world to play, and Helfgott's performances are often accompanied by a moderate orchestra.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/shine.html (854 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Film \| Close Up \| Shoe-shine star
		The film won the Golden Bear (best film) at this year's Berlin Film Festival, startled critics at Sundance, and moved audiences to tears and ovations at last month's Galway Film Fleadh, where the film was picked up by major mover Buena Vista for European distribution.
		Ultimately the film is about solidarity and discovering compassion, and he had those qualities ingrained in him.' The next day, the shoe-shine boys of Rio airport laid siege to Salles's production offices.
		You should be open to encounters, and it's only the film it is because we found so many co-authors, or co-auteurs, along the way.' From the chaos of Central Station to a hypnotic candle-lit religious pilgrimage in the far north-east territories, Salles and his crew drew on the landscape and locals.
	film.guardian.co.uk /The_Oscars_1999/Story/0,4135,30410,00.html (897 words)

	'Shine' like it does, film full of spirit
		The relationship between David and his father is key to "Shine," and Armin Mueller-Stahl's performance is an impassioned portrait of an angry man who is denied the opportunity to fulfill his own musical prowess and takes out his frustration on his own son in the belief that it is in his best interest.
		Noah Taylor ("Flirting") is also excellent as the teenage David, and he and Rush have managed to develop an impressive number of similar mannerisms in their attempt to create a seamless dual portrayal of the same character at different stages in his life.
		It is a tribute to Helfgott and others like him, and it is a film that manages to elicit a genuine emotional response from its audience without playing down to it or enlisting the aid of any obvious dramatic ploys.
	www.usc.edu /student-affairs/dt/V129/N59/05-shine.59d.html (689 words)

	Dissertations, Essays on Shine
		Film Techniques - Shine In the film Shine, Scott Hicks uses many different cinematic techniques to portray the remarkable events and turning points in the life of piano virtuoso, David Helfgott.
		In Shine, it is plain to see Hicks' took some risks with camera techniques, and you can be pretty sure much of the film ended up on the editing room floor.
		It is not often that we can appreciate an Australian film of this standard, just ask the Oscar selection committee, who gave Shine film 7 nominations.
	www.essayboom.com /essay/Shine-10734.html (157 words)

	Bite the Mango Film Festival 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Inaugurated in 1998, Shine is the short film platform in the Bradford Film Festival.
		The focus of the Shine Award is to honour the best short by an emerging director, and to support innovation and originality.
		Films short-listed for the Shine Award are selected because they succeed in pushing the short film further, ranging from idea and concept to filmmaking process and presentation.
	www.nmpft.org.uk /btm/2003/filmdetail.asp?ida=6172 (184 words)

	Shine, Review by Harvey R. Greenberg, M.D.
		Hollywood has chiefly elected to film the biographies of tormented artists over their happier counterparts, presuming that boffo box office was more likely to be generated by the spectacle of Chopin coughing blood over gleaming keys or Van Gogh's demented self-surgery than by Mendelson's tediously contented life.
		Shine's fragmented odyssey reveals that the pianist's mother and father were free-thinking Polish Jews who barely escaped the Holocaust.
		Shine infers that Peter Helfgott usurped his wife's nurturing from early on, to form just such a pathologically intense symbiotic tie with his son.
	doctorgreenberg.net /shine.htm (2534 words)

	Shine Movie Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the opening scenes of "Shine", when we first meet the middle-aged David Helfgott (played by acclaimed Australian stage actor Geoffrey Rush), babbling to himself incessantly and wandering in the rain, he is in a state of transition.
		"Shine" was one of the must-see films of 1996 and caused a bidding war at the Sundance Festival between Miramax Films and New Line Features (New Line eventually got the distribution rights), and upon viewing, it is apparent why this film caused such a stir.
		The film's resolution seems incomplete, since it is not apparent that David has actually come to a sense of closure concerning his father.
	users.aol.com /aleong1631/shine.html (1062 words)

	SHINE
		Given that the film was a huge worldwide success, there is an abundance of information, as one link leads into another, giving extensive detail about the film in the form of interviews, reviews, statistics.
		Shine’s debut was at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, a prestigious showcase for independent film makers.
		The film continued to collect rave reviews worldwide, and within a short period of time, accolades were soon followed by film awards.
	wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au /ReadingRoom/film/dbase/1998/shine.htm (2514 words)

	Young Filmmakers Can Shine a Spotlight on Animal Welfare in the 'Film Your Issue' Competition
		That such a film can be critically acclaimed, and financially successful, is good news for the next generation of filmmakers who care about influencing the world through their art.
		Films can be live-action or animated, but they must all be submitted digitally by the contest deadline of May 21.
		Film Your Issue founder Heathcliff Rothman says that his personal commitment to animal welfare was the reason for adding the category to the competition.
	www.hsus.org /about_us/hsus_hollywood_office/filmmakers_can_shine_a_light.html (859 words)

	DVD Empire - Item - Shine / DVD-Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Shine presents a man who is peculiar, to put it mildly, but has a gift which more than makes up for his excentricities.
		SHINE is the unforgettable true story of Australian prodigy pianist David Helfgott played by Geoffrey Rush who incidentally won the Oscar and Golden Globe for best actor in his role.
		You will be astounded by this film because this film is perhaps one of the best examples of how the life of a child is dismantled by the misgivings of a parent.
	www.dvdempire.com /Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=183&partner_id=37128848 (408 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Film \| 'Imperfect' effects shine in Hitchhiker's
		The Hitchhiker's film is full of "imperfect" visual effects, says Matt Johnson, one of three effects producers at Cinesite who worked on the movie.
		He is not being critical of the 500 effects shots in the film, which involved more than 120 people over a two-year period.
		The most impressive visual effects sequence in the film is undoubtedly the tour of the Planet Factory taken by Arthur Dent and Slartibartfast.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/4482003.stm (833 words)

	Shine - Movie Review
		This is our loss and Australia's gain, because Shine comes off as one of the upper-echelon films of the year, an ambitious and unflinching look at that country's David Helfgott, a prodigy of a pianist driven insane by his father, only to emerge again after 20 years of institutionalization.
		Extremely compelling for a film that is essentially a character study of one man, Shine succeeds by leaving out no detail and by masterfully using the camera to capture an inner turmoil that would be impossible for us to feel otherwise.
		Shine isn't flawless, though -- the biggest problem is a serious defect in the sound quality, normally no big deal, but inexcusable in a film about music.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/shine (360 words)

	Bradford Film Festival 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In partnership with Rocliffe and supported by Bafta, Shine 2004 plays host to the most comprehensive short film forum for filmmakers giving an in-depth insight into the often unconventional and varied ways short films are produced in the UK.
		The event comprises a rehearsed reading of the earliest draft of two acclaimed, award-winning short films followed by a screening of each and a discussion with the writers and directors.
		Bradford Film Festival is an event organised by the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television.
	www.bradfordfilmfestival.org.uk /2004/filmdetail.asp?ida=4446 (445 words)

	Shine
		The things which lift Shine above this are a trio of outstanding performances by Rush, Mueller-Stahl and Taylor, the way in which it explores the reasons behind David's breakdown, the seesaw relationship between David and his father, and the wonderful, heavenly music by some of the world's greatest composers.
		However, as the film wears on David's behaviour, although consistently erratic, becomes familiar and, to a point, appealing as one gets used to listening to his rantings, some of which contain real comedy gems.
		It is as though the artist is taken over by the music, that he becomes one with the instrument and that the instrument is an extension of his body which he can use to express the emotions and feelings that his mouth cannot.
	www.moviemusicuk.us /shine.htm (1065 words)

	Hour.ca - Film - Movie details - Shine
		Shine follows the story of David Helfgott, the pianist who was severely traumatized by his father from childhhood on, such that the natural direction of his life was almost irrevocably derailed.
		To call this cloying, or the way the film conveys it as cloying, is to severely miss the point.
		I was lucky to catch this film lately and it was a pleasant treat.
	www.hour.ca /film/movie.aspx?iIDFilm=1239&v=vo (934 words)

	UJC - Ynetnews.com: Israelis Shine at Berlin Film Festival
		The film, much like the TV series, documents a year and a half in the life of foreign workers from the Philippines which have established a drag queen troupe and try integrating into the Israeli gay scene.
		The film, also featured at the Jerusalem film festival competition, traces the life of a female clerk (Dana Ivgi), stationed at a distant military base, who has to deal with a female soldier who has suicidal tendencies.
		The film was shown at the recent Jerusalem Film Festival's Wolgin competition, and won grants from the Rezili Lebovich Fund and Snunit Fund.
	www.ujc.org /content_display.html?ArticleID=173288 (459 words)

	The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television - Film Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The focus of the Shine Award is to support innovation and originality.
		Films short-listed for the Shine Award 2004 were selected because they succeed in pushing the short film further, ranging from idea and concept to filmmaking process and presentation.
		The winning film will be announced by award-winning British independent filmmaker Julian Richards, who is the focus of BFF2004’s In the Spotlight section, at the Shine Award presentation on Saturday 27 March at 6pm in Cubby Broccoli Cinema
	www.nmpft.org.uk /film/filmdetail.asp?ida=4447 (196 words)

	Movie Review - Shine - eFilmCritic
		Shine is one of those movies that the average Joe just kind of kicks the dirt when he's dragged along to it.
		Despite the popular assumption that this film won the Best Actor Ward because it portrayed a mentally ill man, like Slingblade, Rain Man, Elephant Man, etc etc. Rush was decried as an actor who would never be heard from again.
		Shine was his moment to really get his strengths on display, and there's lots to show.
	www.efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=660 (534 words)

	Shine On! -- A Look at Director Scott Hicks' Next Project: "Snow Falling on Cedars" : filmcritic.com
		Shine was a unique experience and very few people are ever lucky to feel that degree of universal acceptance.
		One of the delights with the success of Shine was that actors saw me as a director that would pay them a lot of attention because in Hollywood the performer is often the last person to get any consideration in formulating the film.
		The film is a total immersion of sight and sound where it’s all coming at you at once until that climactic point when you see the whole fragmented film pieced together.
	www.filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/95a45e26914c25ff862562bb006a85f2/4f88a8dabcfae2b7882568370069be9d?OpenDocument (2730 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Hirschfelder - Shine-film score: Music: David Hirschfelder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Shine made the actor Geoffrey Rush an overnight star, going on to roles in Shakespeare in Love and Elizabeth--the latter eliciting another fine score from Hirschfelder.
		Not having seen the film I was introduced to the film score by something of an accident.
		The film 'Shine' is one of my favourites, and no small part of that is because of its incredible soundtrack.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Hirschfelder-Shine-film-score-David/dp/B0000041FJ (534 words)

	EUFS: Shine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Shine tells the story of David Helfgott, the now world-famous pianist and composer.
		Taylor is a joy to watch in what is essentially a very moving tale and one suspects that if he had been eligible for the Oscar he may even have won it.
		Shine was the film of 1996, see it again and make it your film of 1997
	www.eufs.org.uk /films/shine.html (399 words)

	1997 Pulitzer Prizes-CRITICISM, Works
		"Shine," which opens in Washington on Christmas Day, was inspired by the story of David Helfgott, an Australian pianist now in his fifties.
		Helfgott was "force-fed" by a particularly insensitive father, who pushed the boy to learn the "Rach Third" (as it is referred to throughout the film) at a point when he should properly have been working on his scales and some of the easier Chopin miniatures and Mozart piano sonatas.
		He gave little laughs of recognition throughout the film, and he wept at the depiction of his relationship with his father.
	www.pulitzer.org /year/1997/criticism/works/1222.html (1729 words)

	Shine (1996) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Goofs: Factual errors: 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.
		SHINE (1996) **** Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, Alex Rafalowicz, Armin Mueller Stahl, Lynn Redgrave, Sir John Gielgud, Googie Withers.
		Poignant and beautifully directed by newcomer Scott Hicks (Best Director nominee), the film never panders, preaches or offers any simple answers yet does depict mental illness earnestly with devestating clarity.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0117631 (390 words)

	FILM MUSIC BOOKS
		History of film music with an examination of musicandrsquo;s emotional impact on the film audience.
		Virtually all aspects of film scoring are discussed, grouped into general sections concerning aesthetics, history, animated films, documentaries, the influence of classical music, and so on.
		The individual essays vary in quality and approach, with some providing mainly historical perspective, while others propose theories on what film music should be; the largest section of essays is devoted to appreciations of individual scores, most of which date from the 1930s through the 1950s.
	www.filmsound.org /filmmusic/filmmusic-books.htm (1384 words)

	Amazon.com: Shine: Video: Scott Hicks,Geoffrey Rush,Justin Braine,Sonia Todd,Chris Haywood,Alex Rafalowicz,Gordon ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Shine has profound movies of brilliance, beautiful heartfelt scenes and a dark side that creates a struggle until the moment of redemption in the rapturous standing ovation.
		SHINE is a truly inspiring film about how one musician, David Helfgott, overcomes his domineering father and the unforgiving Rachmaninoff 3 to find joy, love and much deserved recognition.
		The whole plot and feel of the film reminded me of Pnk Floyd's "The Wall" as it illustrated how the sensitivity of a vulnerable person and the cruelties of the world can come together to create a madness born of necessity.
	www.amazon.com /Shine-Scott-Hicks/dp/078061755X (2839 words)

	Million-dollar shine on Indo-Australian film ties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After taking part in the just concluded 35th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, Sharma said the main reason for growing film links was the "near perfect organisational support" provided by the Australian government through a number of its agencies.
		FACT (Film and Casting Temple), an international production, casting and consultancy firm based at Fox Studios in Sydney, is working to network film interests in many cities of Australia and in Mumbai.
		Feature films it is involved with include a cross-cultural feature entitled "The Film", and "An Indian Summer", the story of an Australian boy in India in 1975.
	www.nowrunning.com /news/news.asp?id=2077 (433 words)

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