Shine (film) "universal acclaim". "Shine" grossed $35,892,330 in the United States and Canada. The film also grossed $10,187,418 at the box office in Australia. Shine (film) Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical drama film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Nicholas Bell, Chris Haywood and Alex Rafalowicz. The screenplay was written by Jan Sardi, and directed by Scott Hicks. The film made its US premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1997,
Geoffrey Rush nomination for Best Supporting Actor for the latter film. In 1999, Rush took the lead role as Steven Price in the horror film "House on Haunted Hill". In 2000, he received his third Academy Award nomination, for "Quills", in which he played the Marquis de Sade, and he voiced the role of Bunyip Bluegum in "The Magic Pudding". Rush's career continued at a fast pace, with nine films released from 2001 to 2003. He starred in the film "", as Captain Hector Barbossa, reprising the role in its sequels, "", "", "" and "". Rush reprised his character's voice for