Out of Tune David Helfgott and the Myth of Shine

by Helfgott, Margaret; Gross, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780446523837
• ISBN10: 0446523836
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

Margaret Helfgott, sister of the piano virtuoso David Helfgott, shines new light on the story behind the film that brought him into the public arena. Her story contests the ideas developed in the film Shine in a thought-provoking manner.

Table of Contents

Notes and Acknowledgments	ix
1 OSCAR NIGHT	1	(6)
2 MY DEAR FATHER, PETER HELFGOTT	7	(12)
3 FAMILY LIFE	19	(12)
4 THE MOVE TO PERTH	31	(10)
5 "MUSIC WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR FRIEND"	41	(14)
6 A SUGGESTION FROM ISAAC STERN	55	(14)
7 STALIN, MAO, AND TABLE TENNIS	69	(14)
8 PETER AND DAVID ARGUE AND MAKE UP	83	(14)
9 DAVID IN LONDON--A STORY THAT CANNOT BE FULLY TOLD	97	(6)
10 LONDON LIFE--TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY	103	(18)
11 DESCENT INTO ILLNESS	121	(16)
12 A FIRST MARRIAGE: THE STORY OF CLAIRE	137	(18)
13 MY FATHER'S FINAL YEARS	155	(10)
14 THE ROAD TO REHABILITATION	165	(20)
15 THE MAKING OF SHINE	185	(18)
16 DRAMATIC DISTORTIONS IN SHINE	203	(10)
17 CHEAPENING THE HOLOCAUST	213	(18)
18 MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS ATTACK SHINE	231	(14)
19 DAVID'S 1997 WORLD TOUR: CLASSICAL MUSIC'S HOTTEST TICKET	245	(16)
20 DAVID AND GILLIAN	261	(10)
21 A SMALL VICTORY KEEPS THE SHINE STUDY GUIDE OUT OF AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS	271	(10)
22 RIGHTING THE WRONGS	281	(9)
Index	290