David Helfgott (Geoffrey Rush) is a gifted pianist. But his promising talent as a concert pianist never reached the heights experts—his father included—expected of him. This film, by Australian director Scott Hicks, a former TV documentary maker, shows why, allowing Helfgott’s story to unfold in a tragic way. Like a slow-motion car accident, it is sometimes almost too painful to watch. As a young boy, Helgott (played as a youth by Alex Rafalowicz) was cited as possibly the best pianist of his generation and the next big thing in classic piano. This talent, however, wilted under the overwhelming pressure and presence of his “stage” father (Armin Mueller-Stahl). He’s a man who lost his parents in the gas chambers and who certainly loves his son—but does not have a clue how to understand or manage his talent. It is the father’s mistakes about his son that ultimately destroys the boy’s burgeoning career.

1996

R

02934105

Movie

2018-02-07 17:59:35

1.85:1

105

Australia

720p

~R$102.93

2024-04-24

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