Shine

Un drame biographique très poignant basé sur des performances de haut niveau, non seulement de la part de l'oscarisé Geoffrey Rush, mais aussi du jeune Noah Taylor et de l'excellent Armin Mueller-Stahl. En ce qui concerne le thème « comment façonner un musicien virtuose par la force et quel est le prix à payer pour l'intéressé », Shine est un peu le précurseur du thriller Whiplash, bien qu'il aborde le sujet de manière beaucoup plus conventionnelle et retenue – ce qui n'est d'ailleurs pas une mauvaise chose à mes yeux. Il y a vraiment très peu de choses à lui reprocher. [KVIFF 2022] (23/07/2022)

An incredible film about a pianist who was driven beyond normal by music. This riveting opus by the brilliant Geoffrey Rush is not just some neat "unfortunate genius" scheme that has been on display a lot lately - it's a story that has the gift of tearing down the most common human things. Art is a sacrifice. Sometimes too cruel. (14/02/2004)

I saw the movie "Shine" once as a school screening, probably just on television in the classroom, but even back then it left a strong impression on me. And that impression was repeated when I watched it again. Both Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor, as well as Armin Mueller-Stahl, play in an absolutely captivating way that deeply touches you. (23/03/2016)

A classic biopic about a strange genius, one would like to say after reading the content... But it's a mistake. Luckily! Shine is an unusual spectacle in several ways. I was mainly interested in the different non-Hollywood presentation of the story - the script didn't automatically make me feel sympathy for the main character, didn't make me hate David's father, didn't lead me to anything, didn't try to wring tears from me. On the contrary, it left everything to my discretion to make my own picture and keep watching. Very refreshing. The other unusual thing is Geoffrey Rush's performance. He appears in the film for some forty minutes in total, yet his performance is so masterful that there can be no doubt that his role is the main one. In short, it shines. And last but not least, I can't ignore the direction, because I will probably never forget the scene with Rachmaninov's concerto. (11/07/2015)