

15/08/1996
Numa noite de inverno David entre num bar. Embora claramente excêntrico, ele é um excelente pianista, despertando desde logo a atenção e a simpatia de todos. A sua vida sempre foi caracterizada pelo domínio avassalador do seu pai que sempre pretendeu transformá-lo num grande pianista apesar do seu excessivo proteccionismo.Desafiando a autoridade do seu pai, aceita um convite para ir estudar para Londres. Apesar de toda a sua genialidade David tem bastantes dificuldades de adaptação o que lhe transforma a vida num caos. Entre o estudo da música e a dificuldade de saber encontrar um rumo claro para a sua vida tem um colapso, o que o obriga a voltar ao seu país, onde passa a viver num hospício.

Geoffrey Rush
as David as an adult

Noah Taylor
as David as an adolescent

Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Peter

Lynn Redgrave
as Gillian

Googie Withers
as Katharine Susannah Prichard

Sonia Todd
as Sylvia

Nicholas Bell
as Ben Rosen

John Gielgud
as Cecil Parkes

Justin Braine
as Tony

Chris Haywood
as Sam

Alex Rafalowicz
as David as a child

Gordon Poole
as Eisteddfod Presenter

Danielle Cox
as Suzie as a child

Rebecca Gooden
as Margaret

Marta Kaczmarek
as Rachel

John Cousins
as Jim Minogue

Paul Linkson
as State Champion Announcer

Randall Berger
as Isaac Stern

Ian Welbourne
as Boy Next Door

Kelly Bottrill
as Louise as a baby

Beverley Vaughan
as Rabbi

Phyllis Burford
as Synagogue Secretary

Daphne Grey
as Society Hostess

Edwin Hodgeman
as Soviet Society Secretary

Maria Dafneros
as Sonia

Reis Porter
as Postman

Stephen Sheehan
as Roger Woodward (younger)

Brenton Whittle
as Announcer

Marianna Doherty
as Suzie as a teenager

Camilla James
as Louise as a child

David King
as Viney

Danny Davies
as Registrar

Helen Dowell
as Sarah

Louise Dorling
as Muriel

Seán Carlsen
as Student

Richard Hansell
as Ashley

Robert Hands
as Robert

Marc Warren
as Ray

Neil Thomson
as RCOM Conductor

Joey Kennedy
as Suzie as an adult

Ellen Cressey
as Nurse

Beverley Dunn
as Beryl Alcott

Andy Seymour
as Bar Customer

Ella Scott Lynch
as Jessica

Jethro Heysen-Hicks
as Rowan

John Martin
as Roger Woodward (older)

Bill Boyley
as Celebrant

Teresa La Rocca
as Opera Singer

Lindsey Day
as Opera Singer

Grant Doyle
as Opera Singer

Leah Jennings
as Musician

Kathy Monaghan
as Musician

Mark Lawrence
as Musician

Gordon Coombes
as Musician

Luke Dollman
as Musician

Margaret Stone
as Musician

Tom Carrig
as Musician

Helen Ayres
as Musician

Suzi Jarratt
as Vocalist

Samantha McDonald
as Vocalist

Peter Osborn
as Priest (uncredited)

Sandi Gardiner
as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
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