I hope that Spleen from Australia,penal colonies,is a concert pianist if not,your comments are irrelevant

Rating: 9/10 (24 November 2003)

I have watched this movie 3 times,and my opinion has not changed.Scott Hicks is demonstrating a sensitivity that is refreshing in our cynical times.The characters and writing are far superior than most movies of today. A good insight of eccentric artists are difficult to convey to a book or screen.I believe that Scott Hicks,has delivered us to a new level of understanding of human emotion.Insofar as Rach 3 is concerned,The complexity of this music is transformed intentionally by Hicks to illustrate the complexities of this particular piece of music.Most concert pianists,historically have avoided performing this concerto in their repertoire. The movie displays the audio in an obscure manner,to fortify and illustrate the difficulties and challenges of playing it without a flaw.Reviews on this,will support my opinion,since I have witnessed first hand one particular rendition by Arthur Ozolins of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra,who is brilliant,but respects the concerto as a formidable one. I think the movie is brilliant,and Mr.Hicks nomination for an oscar would have been awarded if he was american. Mr.Hicks,has given us 2 more gems since.