Talk:Shine (film)

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Contents 1 Fair use for sample of Piano Concerto no 3 2 Trauma model 3 Rush's Playing of Music 4 Real music that Helfgott played before his breakdown.

[edit] Fair use for sample of Piano Concerto no 3

A sample of the Piano Concerto no 3 is linked to from this page. However, I don't think that the fair use rationale is correct, given that Rachmaninoff and this precise recording are not associated with the movie (the fair use rationale would probably be stronger if the sample was actually taken from the movie, but nothing indicates that it is the case). Any opinion ? Schutz 22:09, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

"Shine's irresponsible glamourisation of Helfgott's ability has attracted a new audience who are not deeply involved in the sound of Helfgott's playing, thereby drawing deserved public attention away from pianists who are more talented and disciplined."

So what? That's the music business. We can all think of musicians who have made a successful career despite limited talent, due to effective marketing, charisma, showmanship, "star quality", luck etc, and very talented musicians who scrape a living as music teachers.

Exile 08:29, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

True, but it's still a valid and notable criticism of "Shine".. What's your point, Exile? Zargulon 14:24, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

The Ashkenazy performance of Rachmaninoff should be retained, but a performance of it by Helfgott added, so that people can hear for themselves. Anyone who hears Helgott side-by-side with a reputable musician will immediately understand the criticisms. It's night and day. Helfgott's playing isn't just mediocre, it's embarrassing. So yes, it is "irresponsible glamourisation" - it's akin to portraying some amateur athlete or dancer as a respected superstar just because they have schizophrenia and a feel-good story. 74.99.213.103 19:43, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trauma model

Goobergeffer removed my internal link about the Trauma model of mental disorders. I have a lot of work to do in the real world and I’m removing this page from my Watchlist. I hope, however, that if s/he or another editor removes the trauma link again s/he will state the reasons in this talk page. ―Cesar Tort 20:59, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rush's Playing of Music

Does anyone have any evidence that Rush actually played the Rach 3? First of all, Rush is not playing Helfgott in the parts of the film involving the concerto. Second, the credits list Helfgott, not Rush, as the performer for the piano music. I'm thinking that in fact Rush was his own hand double, but that what we hear is actually Helfgott playing. Msridhar 03:59, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Getting credited as hand double hardly is the same thing as playing the piece itself. Playing The Rach 3 would require years and years years of training. Being a hand double is the equivalent of lip-synching. So this bit of trivia is a huge leap in logic.74.99.213.103 07:14, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

I have removed the claim about Rush playing Rachmaninoff, and added the best citation I could find about Rush's playing. Msridhar 16:11, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

This is still highly dubious. To say that Rush "did all of the filmed piano playing" and he "learned to play the piano for this role" suggests that he's a capable pianist and it's his music on the soundtrack. Untrue. In the source cited, the interviewer is the one who claims Rush played at a high level. Though Rush doesn't deny it, he only claims that he had a tutor and he wanted to be convincing. Like any actor playing a musician, he took piano lessons and learned enough to fake playing. Adrien Brody did it for The Pianist, Tom Hulce did it for Amadeus, even Russell Crowe took violin lessons for Master and Commander. None of them would've been able to perform a concert of standard repertoire. It's ironic that as the film thoroughly exaggerates the abilities of Helfgott, we are now exaggerating the abilities of the actor who played Helgott.74.99.213.103 22:59, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Feel free to edit as you see fit; I have no desire to exaggerate Rush's skills as a pianist. I found some more info here [1], stating that Rush learned piano as a child and picked it up again for the film, so what I've written should be corrected in some way. Msridhar 00:51, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Real music that Helfgott played before his breakdown.

I went to a Rachmaninoff concert a couple of years ago and the program mentioned something about the fact that Helfgott didn't have a breakdown after playing Rach 3 but it was actually another Rachmaninoff's composition.

I'm looking for a reliable source on this but found nothing. Does anyone know about this? if true I think it is worth mentioning here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.212.160.239 (talk) 05:20, 21 February 2007 (UTC).