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Year: 1996
Director: Scott Hicks

Cast:

Geoffrey Rush (David Helfgott - Adult), Justin Braine (Tony), Sonia Todd (Sylvia), Chris Haywood (Sam), Alex Rafalowicz (David Helfgott - Child), Gordon Poole (Eisteddfod Presenter), Armin Mueller-Stahl (Peter), Nicholas Bell (Ben Rosen), Danielle Cox (Suzie - Child), Rebecca Gooden (Margaret), Marta Kaczmarek (Rachel), John Cousins (Jim Minogue), Noah Taylor (David Helfgott - Adolescent), Paul Linkson (State Champion Announcer), Randall Berger (Isaac Stern), Ian Welbourne (Boy Next Door), Kelly Bottrill (Louise - Baby), Beverley Vaughan (Rabbi), Phyllis Burford (Synagogue Secretary), Daphne Grey (Society Hostess)

Storyline:

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.

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