David Helfgott David Helfgott David Helfgott (born 19 May 1947) is an Australian concert pianist. Helfgott's life inspired the Academy Award-winning film "Shine", in which he was portrayed by actors Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor. Helfgott was born in Melbourne to Polish Jewish parents Rachel (née Granek) and Elias Peter Helfgott. He won the state final of the ABC Instrumental and Vocal Competition six times. The awards he won at the Royal College of Music included the Dannreuther Prize for Best Concerto Performance, for his performance of Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No. 3", and the Marmaduke Barton Prize. During his time in London,
Richard Rush (director) Richard Rush (director) Richard Rush (born April 15, 1929 in New York, New York) is an American film director, scriptwriter, and producer. He is best known for the Oscar-nominated "The Stunt Man". His other works, however, have been less celebrated. The next best-known of his films is "Color of Night" — the film won a Golden Raspberry Award as the worst film of 1994, but "Maxim" magazine also singled the film out as having the Best Sex Scene in film history. Rush also directed "Freebie and the Bean", an over-the-top police buddy comedy/drama starring Alan Arkin and James Caan. He