>Dear Bruce,
>I've been meaning to see this movie, but I keep missing it. Helfgott did a
>couple of recitals last October in the Sydey Opera House which were quickly
>booked out before I could get my act together and buy a ticket. The story
>is apparently pretty much true, although some in the Helfgott family are
>unhappy with the somewhat forbidding portrayal of the father. Is the organ
>you mention Australian? If so, I might recognise it. I'll make a point of
>seeing it soon.
>
 
The movie is exquisite, all the more poignant because it is Helfgott's story.
I am of the opinion that however the father is portrayed is valid, since it
is Helfgott's own account of how his father behaved towards him. Sorry about
the other family members disagreeing with him - Perception is Everything.
 
I've seen "Shine" three times already. A must.
 
Oh, and the organ is rather pretty too. :)
 
~sheridan~