"[Thunder Rumbling]" "[Rain Falling]" "[Man] I did." "I did." "I-I thought I was a cat." "Ooh." "Well, kind of, kind of." "I-I identified with cats." "Well, I kind of did then." "I wonder why that was." "They're never sure when you try to stroke them, is that right?" "So maybe I was a sad cat." "Was I a sad cat?" "Because I wonder." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." "I wonder about cats." "Truly, I did, I did, I did." "'Cause I was a fuddy-duddy." "Fuddy-duddy." "Uh, I kissed them all." "Kissed them." "I will always kiss cats." "Always did." "If a cat'd let me kiss it, I'd kiss it." "You know, if I see a cat on the fence I'll kiss it." "Always, always." "Didn't I?" "[Thunder Rumbling]" "[Rain Falling]" "Whoo-hoo." "Life's a perpetual risk, isn't it?" "That's right." "I think it is." "Because the point is, I was different in those days, wasn't I?" "I was." "I was." "I've got to be different again." "Different again." "But can a leopard change its spots?" "Who knows?" "Whoo-hoo." "It's a blood sport." "I think it's a blood sport." "It's true." "It seems to be true." "Or is it a blank?" "Bit of a scrabble." "Huh-huh-huh." "You've got to put all the pieces together, see if you can make a word." "Ohh, that's funny." "That's funny." "That's funny." "It's a mystery." "It's a mystery." "[Thunder Continues]" "[Panting]" "[Low Note]" "[Chattering, Muffled]" "I hope you enjoyed your evening." " Really." " Bye!" "Take care." " [Woman] Good seeing you." " [Man] Bye-bye." "[Muffled Chattering Continues]" "We're closed!" " [Thunder Continues] - [Knocking]" " What's the problem, mate?" " Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, mate." "I'm the problem." "I think I'm the problem." "Oh, such a problem." "And wet!" "Oh." "But it's not an ideal world." "Is it an ideal world?" "I mean, we just have to make the most of it." "This is the way we find it." "Yeah, yeah." "But I mean, oh, it's more ideal than it was because, I mean, we're privileged, aren't we, because not long ago people would be burned by stake." " Moby, yeah!" " No, it's Tony." "Who are you?" "Tony, Tony, Tony." "Not Moby." "Tony." "Who am I, Tony?" "Who knows, Tony?" "I don't know myself." "Ha!" " I'm David." "I'm David, Tony." "How does that sound?" " Hi, David." " How can Sylvia help?" " Sylvia." "Is it Sylvia?" "Sylvia!" "Pleased to meet you." "Schubert, Schubert, Schubert, wasn't it?" "He said, "Who is Sylvia?" "What is she?"" " 'Course you do." " What can we do for you, David?" "Do for me?" "Do for me?" "What?" "L-l... gotta... gotta stop talking." " It's a problem, isn't it?" " No, it's all right." "You just tell Sylvia why you're here." " Oh, well, it's a mystery." "It's a mystery." " Are you lost?" "Perhaps that's it." "I'm lost, I'm lost, I'm lost." "How does that sound?" "Oh, is that your piano, Sylvia?" "Beautiful Sylvia." "Isn't Sylvia beautiful, Toby?" "Not Toby." "Tony, Tony." "You're beautiful too, Tony." "Ohh!" "Perhaps I could play it." "Could I play it?" "Could I play it?" " You say." "You say." " [Man] Oh, like hell, baby." " Shut up, Sam." " Hell, baby." "Whoa, oh, the devil." "Diablerie." "Sam." " David." " Get out of here." "Go on!" "Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia, Sylvia." " You just tell us who you are and where you live." " Could I play?" "Could I?" "Live, live, live and let live, Sylvia." "That's very important." "But then again it's a lifelong struggle." "Sylvia, Tony, Tony, Sylvia." "To survive." "To live." "To survive undamaged... and not to destroy any living, breathing creature." "If you do something wrong you can be punished for the rest of your life." " It's a lifelong struggle." "Is it a lifelong struggle?" " Yup." "Whatever you do, it's a struggle, struggle to keep your head above water..." " and not get it chopped off." " [Laughing]" "I'm not disappointing you, am I, Sylvia, Tony?" " Sam." "Yes, Sam." "Oh, Sam!" " No!" "Get off!" "[David Laughing]" "Helfgott... what a name!" "Ha!" "Sorry, Sylvia, I sound like a donkey." "Helfgott..."With the help of God." That's what it means, Sylvia." "You see, Daddy's daddy was very religious, very strict and a bit of a meanie." "But he got exterminated, didn't he?" "So God didn't help him." "Ha-ha!" "That's not very funny." "It's very sad, really." "I'm callous." "Daddy says callous." "And a bit of a meanie." "Sorry, Sylvia." " I'm not damaging you, am I?" " [Sylvia] No." " The point is, perhaps I haven't got a soul." " What makes you say that?" " Daddy says so." "He says there's no such thing as a soul." " That's ridiculous." "Ridiculous?" "You're right." "Ha-ha." "I'm ridiculous, Sylvia and Tony." "And callous." "Daddy said callous." "Ridiculous and callous." "Because it was a tragedy." "A tragedy." "A ridiculous tragedy." "[Clapping In Rhythm]" "[Boy Whispering] I'm gonna win." "I'm gonna win." "I'm gonna win." " I'm gonna win." " [Clapping Continues]" "David's going to play the piano for us." "Aren't you, David?" " Yes." " What are you going to play?" "David?" "David?" " What are you going to play?" " Excuse me." "Chopin." "The Polonaise." "[Polite Applause]" "[Bell Ringing]" "[Continues]" "[Continues]" "[Piano Seat Squeaking]" "This is a disgrace." "The piano." "The piano!" " It's a disgrace." "The piano." " This kid's good." "He's great!" "[Continues]" "He's my son." "My son." "[Girl] Here they come." "Did he win or lose?" " Margaret?" " He lost." "Now we'll cop it." "[Placing Chess Piece On Board]" "[Placing Chess Piece On Board]" " It's your turn." " Huh?" "It's your turn, Daddy." "Well, let me see." "Let me see." "Let me see." "Let me see." "[Laughing] You're losing." "You're losing." "David, always win." "Always... win." "You know, when I... when I was a boy your age, I bought a violin." "A beautiful violin." "And I saved for this violin." "You know what happened to it?" "Yes." "He smashed it." "Yeah." "He smashed it." "[Chess Piece Falls On Ground]" "David, you're a very lucky boy." "My father never let me have music." "I know." "A very lucky boy." "Say it." "I'm a very lucky boy." "Very..." "lucky." "Now shall I play for you?" "No." "Pick up those pieces." " [Margaret] Bet I could have won." " You'd have been too scared." " [Orchestra]" " Shh!" "[Pieces Dropping]" " [Piano]" " David!" "Shh!" "Listen." "Have a listen." "[Piano Continues]" "[Knocking On Door]" "Margaret!" "I told you, tell your friends not to come." "[Train Crossing Bell Dinging]" "[Little Girl Muttering]" " Good boy." " Hello." "[Girl] Daddy, there's somebody here!" "Hello." "I hope I'm not interrupting." "[Volume Off]" " Uh, Ben Rosen." "I was one of the judges." " Yes?" "You left before all the prizes were announced." " You were very good this afternoon, David." " Thank you." " [Father] He can play better." " Maybe he was too good." "Some people don't like that." "We, uh..." "We gave him a special prize for his courage." " It's a difficult piece you chose, David." " Daddy chose it." "Well, even great pianists think twice before tackling the Polonaise." " A prize for losing." " I wouldn't call him a loser." "[Shouts In Yiddish]" "[Yiddish]" "They all..." "They all play." "I'm quite sure..." "David could win lots of competitions with the right tuition." " My card." " I teach him." " Yeah, you've obviously done very well." " Yeah." "No one taught me." "No music teachers, Mr Rosen." "No, of course." "It's just, uh..." "It's just a few bad habits can sometimes mean the difference... between winning or losing." "Oh, perhaps you'd, uh..." "you'd like to think about it." "[Crickets Chirping]" "[Piano, Faint]" "[Continues]" "Rachmaninoff." "It's beautiful." "Yeah." "You taught yourself?" "From the record." "Ah, yeah." "It's..." "It's very difficult." "It's very difficult." "It's the hardest piece in the world, you know." "Will you teach me?" "[Chuckles]" "You know, one day you will play it." "You will make me very proud." "Very proud." "Won't you, David?" "Yes." "Hmm." "[Kisses]" "And, uh, next time, what are we going to do?" " We're going to win?" " We're going to win, yes." "So... good night." "Good night, Daddy." "[Sighs]" "[Closing Piano Lid]" "Come." "Come, come, come, come." "[Metal Creaking, Doorbell Rings]" "Hey, don't touch it." "Don't touch it." " Yes?" " Mr Rosen, I have decided." "I would like you teach David." "This." "Rachmaninoff?" "Don't be ridiculous." "But he can play it already." "He's just a boy." "How can he express that sort of passion?" "You are a passionate man, Mr Rosen." "You will teach him, no?" "No." "I will teach him what I think is best." "Rachmaninoff is best." "But... you're his teacher." "I'll let you decide." "Thank you." "We'll start with Mozart." "Mr Rosen, I can't afford to pay." "[Thunder Rumbling]" "[Piano:" "Scales]" "[Thunderclap]" " Come on, David." "Sylvia's getting wet." " Oh, sorry, Sylvia." " Bye-bye, Tony, bye." "Oh!" "It's raining cats and dogs." " See you later." "Dogs and pussycats!" "Ho, ho, ho, ho!" "Oh, look out!" " [Laughing] - [Laughing Maniacally]" " You'll be all right then?" " I'm fine, I'm fine." "Thank you." "This is it." " Home sweet home." " Oh, you can play." "Oh, kind of, kind of, kind..." "kind of play." "Kind, sweet Sylvia." "Chopin, Sylvia." "Chopinzee." "The Pole." "Popolski." "Like Daddy and his family before they were concentrated." " How long have you been here?" " Golly, a few years, I think." "Eons, I suppose." "How does that sound?" "And Schubert." "Nothing wrong with Schubert." "Except syphilis." "Was it syphilis?" "I think it was." "Then he got typhoid on top of that, so that was the end of him." "We lost him." "That was a bit careless of us." "Ha!" "We lost him." " So you're back?" " Oh, Jim, Jim, I've been a naughty boy." " Been a naughty boy." " I was about to send out a search party." "Oh, a party." "I won't be invited again." "He came into my restaurant and seemed a bit lost, so..." "He's very good at that." "Thanks for bringing him home." " We'll have a party tomorrow." "Time for wine, a very fine time." " Bye, David." "A mardi gras and a nice long cigar." "[Door Closes]" " [Rain Falling Harder] - [Applause]" "[Male Announcer] The winner and our youngest-ever state champion," "David Helfgott." "[Applause Continues]" " [Clapping]" " Rosen!" "We won!" "We won!" "Thanks to Mozart." "Hmm?" " And now he can play Rachmaninoff." " [Sighs]" "And now to present David with the prize money, our very special guest... from America, ladies and gentlemen, currently on tour in Australia, Mr Isaac Stern." "Isaac..." "Isaac Stern." "You have a very special talent, David." "Oh, thank you, thank you, Mr Stern." "So do you." " [Audience Chuckling]" " How much are you prepared to give to your music, David?" "[David] Uh... how much?" " David!" "Everything!" "Everything!" " Shh." "Uh, everything." "But, uh, I do like tennis and chemistry too." " [Laughing]" " And do you play tennis as well as you play Mozart?" "Uh, uh, I just play up against the wall at home." "I bounce the ball against the wall mainly." "How would you like to go to a special school in the States..." " where music bounces off the walls?" " America?" "[Stern] You know, uh, land of the free, home of the brave?" "Mickey Mouse?" "Ladies and gentlemen, what an honour for our young state champion." " An invitation to study in America." " [Applause]" "[Girl] And now, all the way from America," "David Helfgott!" " Thank you." "Thank you." " He's not from America." "Well, he's going to America and when he comes back, he'll be coming from there." "Won't you, David?" " I suppose so." " Margaret!" "[Suzie Giggling]" "No, I have no money to send David to America." "Well, uh, we'll raise it." "What?" "Bar mitzvah." "David hasn't yet had his bar mitzvah." "[Scoffs]" "Religion is nonsense." "It's also a gold mine if you know where to dig." "[Door Squeaking]" "Then one day I-I'll play with an orchestra." "Wow!" "Can I come when you do?" "You can ride in my Cadillac." "Where are you gonna live in America?" "Hmm." "It's a nice Jewish family, they said." "This is not a nice family?" "Oh." "Oh, yes, Daddy, it's very nice." "You're very lucky to have a family, David." "[Swing Squeaking]" " [Boy, Girl Chattering, Faint] - [Dog Barking]" "[Barking Continues]" "I've gotta go." " It's one of the finest music schools in the world." " It is for his father to decide." "He would be well looked after, I assure you." "Rachel, please." "David could be one of the truly great pianists." "He is just a boy, Mr Rosen." "He still wets his bed." "[Screen Door Opens, Slams]" "Take this one, the brown one." "[Chattering Quietly]" "You see how fit I am, how strong?" "Show me where the lion scratched you when you worked at the circus, Daddy." "Oh, yes." "Come." "Look." "Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah." "Yeah." "That's what happens when you get too close to the bars, eh?" "David?" "David." "Come." "Come." " Hit me." " [Grunts]" "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah." "As hard as you can." " I wanna hit you, Daddy!" " You too, you too!" "As hard as you can." " You see, a man of steel." " [Giggling]" "No one can hurt me, because in this world only the fit survive." "The weak get crushed like insects." "[Laughing]" "[Suzie] Like grasshoppers, Daddy." "Believe me, if you want to survive in America, you have to be fit and strong." "[Grunts]" " [Suzie] Like you, Daddy." " Yeah!" "[Laughing]" "Like me." "Yes." "[Laughing]" " Yeah." "That's good." " [Suzie Giggling]" "[Typing]" "[Typing Continues]" "[Pulling Paper From Typewriter]" "[Typing Resumes]" "[Man Laughing]" "See you next week, David." "Don't forget to study." "Thank you, Rabbi." "[Typing Continues]" "[People Chattering]" "Mr Helfgott, it is exciting, isn't it?" "David, the Lord Mayor is dying to meet you." " Peter." " Mr Rosen." " [Woman] Ladies and gentlemen, can I have your attention?" " Thank you." "No, thank you." "I would like to thank our wonderful Lord Mayor... for establishing this fund to send David to America." "And now, to play for us, our very own David Helfgott!" "[Applause, Murmuring]" "[Woman] I'm sure you'll find him very good." "[Woman] ...the night of the state finals." "These people are a disgrace." "They think they are so important." "What do they know with their furs and their diamonds?" "It makes me sick to the stomach." "And Rosen, what kind of man is he?" "He's not married." "He has no children." "[Peter] Don't ever talk to me about Rosen." "[Rachel] He only wants for David the same as you have always wanted." "Don't ever compare me to him." "What has he suffered?" "Not a day in his life." "What does he know?" "Does he know about families?" "About how your sisters died?" "And my mother and father?" "[Quiet Laugh]" "[Sighs]" "[Applause]" "Thank you." "Thank you, David." "Thank you, Comrade Helfgott." "Your son is a credit to you." "On behalf of the Soviet Friendship Society, we applaud you!" "[Chattering]" " How are you?" " Meet Katherine Prichard." "[Chattering Continues, Woman Laughing]" " You played beautifully." " Uh, thank you." "My name's Sonia." " Uh, I'm David." " I know who you are." "You've got the most wonderful hands." "So do you." "[Laughs] So, um, are you..." "you're going to America?" "That's right." "Yeah." "Maybe one day you'll..." "you'll go to Russia too." " Why not?" " [Laughs]" "David." "Uh, uh, I'm here." "There's someone important who wants to meet you." "I better go." "[Footsteps On Stairs]" "I've never met anyone who plays the piano as beautifully as you, David." "I've never met a writer before, Mrs Prichard." " You must be very proud of him." " As proud as a father can be." " I have a long-suffering old piano at home." " Ah, a suffering piano?" "From neglect." "Perhaps you'll come and play it for me one day." "Well, yes." "A-Anything to help." " I'd like that very much." " Me too." " [Clinking On Glass]" " Your attention, comrades." " I wish to propose a toast..." " That's my cue." " To our founder and very special guest this evening," " Excuse me." " Katherine Suzannah Prichard." " [Applauding]" "You will learn much from this old woman." "She has been to Soviet Union." "[Whistle Blows]" "Am..." "America!" ""We've been informed of your exceptional talent... and can only say how privileged we feel to have you come and stay with us." " [Radio]" " We're sure you'll feel very much at home here... and you'll be pleased to know we're having the Bosendorfer tuned especially." " We eagerly await your 'innement' arrival..." - [Margaret] lmminent." "I wonder if they've got a Cadillac." ""Lmminent arrival, and look forward to hearing you play for us." "Kindest wishes." "Simon and Basha Mickleburg."" " Read it again!" "Read it again!" " Shush!" "You'll wake the baby." ""You'll enjoy the company of our parakeet and our poodle called Margaret."" " [Laughing]" " Pig!" "It is not!" " [Barks] It is too." " Enough!" "Enough!" "Turn it off!" "Give me the letter." " [Radio Off]" " David is not going anywhere." "[Margaret] Daddy." "What are you looking at, you fools?" "He is not going to America." "I won't let anyone destroy this family!" "Please, Daddy, don't." "I know, David, what is best because I'm your father." "I'm your father, and this is your family!" " David!" "David, come back!" " [Door Opens]" " [Door Closes]" " Come back!" "[Shouting In Yiddish]" "I know what's best." "Believe me." "Close the door!" "[Doorbell Rings]" "Mr Rosen!" "[Panting] Mr Rosen, please!" "It's David!" "Mr Rosen!" "[Sniffles, Sobs]" "[Crying]" "Time to get out, David." "It's my turn for the bath." "Are you feeling better now?" "Have you stopped shivering?" "You know, a bath is always the best, David." "Always." "[Sighs] Disgusting animal." "To shit in the bath, to do this to me." "You disgusting animal!" "[Grunting]" "[Chanting Torah]" "[Continues Chanting]" "[Continues Chanting]" "[Crickets Chirping]" "[Gate Door Squeaks]" "Peter." "I know you can hear me." "Don't do this to David." "You mustn't stop him going." "Peter!" "[Train Crossing Bell Dinging]" "Whatever you do, don't you dare inflict bloody Rachmaninoff on him." "He's not ready!" "[Screen Door Slams]" "[Car Door Closes, Engine Starts]" "[Car Drives Away]" "David, my boy." "It's a terrible thing to hate your father." "You know, life is cruel, but... but music... music, it will always, always be your friend." "Everything else will let you down." "In the end, everything." "Believe me, everything." "[Speaks Yiddish]" "Don't hate me." "Life is cruel, but you have... you have to..." "you have to survive." "[Exhales]" "You have to survive." "Say it." "You have to survive, Daddy." "You have to survive." "No one... will love you like me." "You can't trust anyone." "But I will always... be there." "David, come here." "I will always be with you, forever and ever." "Forever and ever, Daddy." "[Children Chattering]" "[Children Yelling]" "[TV:" "Woman Talking, Faint]" "[Low Volume]" "[Piano]" "[Final Chord]" "Each time you play for me, it expresses so completely the... inexpressible." " Is that good?" " It's divine." "Inexpressibly divine." "Uh, quite." " [Resumes]" " Tell me a story, Katherine." "What's the story today?" "A new story." "Drops of water." " Raindrops." " Yes, raindrops." "[Birds Twittering]" "Perfect." "I shall treasure this 'til the day I die." "[Katherine] "To you, all these wild weeds and wind flowers of my life..." "I bring, my lord, and lay them at your feet." "They're not frankincense or myrrh." "But you are Krishna, Christ and Dionysus... in your beauty, tenderness and strength."" "[String Instruments Tuning Up]" "[Tuning Up Continues]" "[Applause]" "[Male Announcer] That was our final contestant, David Helfgott, with a very stirring Rachmaninoff." "Well, what a close contest we have... with the national championship almost certain to go to one of the two pianists." "Bravo, David." "I dare say it's going to be difficult for the judges to separate them, either one a worthy winner." "The judges are now conferring." " It's a tough game, isn't it, Roger?" " It's a blood sport." "[All Murmuring]" "[Audience Chattering Quietly]" "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm pleased to announce... the winner of this year's instrumental and vocal competition." "Our new national champion is..." " Roger Woodward." " [Applause]" "[Applause Continues]" "What was he like, Katherine?" "Your father." "Oh." "He was forever busy in his study." ""Go away, Kattie, I'm writing," he'd always say." "One day, oh, I was very young," "I got so annoyed... that I upset the ink pots all over his desk... and scrawled on his work, pages of it." "When he saw it, he just stood there seething with anger." "I could feel it." ""What are you doing?" He shouted." "Well, there was this terrible silence." "And I just stared at him and said, "Go away, Daddy, I'm writing."" "[Laughing] Well, he ran at me and he picked me up... and he cuddled me breathless!" "My first literary effort, he always called it." "David, what is it?" "Royal College of Music." "A scholarship." "Oh, David, that's marvellous." "Daddy won't cuddle me, Katherine." "Oh, no." "He can't stop you, David." "He's such an angry lion, Katherine." "Oh, nonsense." "He's a pussycat." "[Chuckling]" "I'll miss you." "These were for my son, but you'd better have them." "It gets very, very cold in London." "David?" "Where have you been?" "Uh, I missed the train." "That Prichard woman." " What is this?" "The gloves." " [Cat Meows]" "Look at me." "Look at me!" "[Laughing]" "And you think you can just do as you please?" " Uh, I wa..." "I wanna go, and y-you can't stop me." " What?" " I'm your father..." " [Grunts]" "Who has done everything for you... everything!" "You cruel, callous boy!" " Mom!" "Margaret!" "Mom!" " Stupid!" "Stupid boy!" " Leave him!" "Leave him!" " Leave me alone." "[Rachel Yelling, Peter Grunting]" "Go, go, go, go." "Let him go!" "If you want to go, go!" " I'll call the police!" " [Grunting]" "[Suzie] Stop it!" "[Panting] He's all right." "Are you all right, David?" "Are you all right?" "Yeah?" "Come on, David." "It's all right." "I'm old enough to make up my own mind." "He thinks he's going to London." "I've been accepted into the Royal College of Music." "What do you think is going to happen to you in London?" "[Sighs]" "David." "If you go," " you will never come back into this house again." " [Crying]" "You will never be anybody's son." "The girls will lose a brother." "Is that what you want?" "You want..." "You want to destroy the family?" "I'm so..." "I'm sorry." "David." "David, if you love me, you will stop this nonsense." "You will not step out that... that door." "David." "If you go, you will be punished... for the rest of your life, my David." "Don't go." "[Sniffles]" "[Whispering] Sorry." "I'm sorry." "David!" "Don't make me do it!" "He has the most fantastic hands." "Not connected to anything above his shoulders." " Oh, he's a bit fragile, certainly." " "Chopinzee."" "I've seen enough to suggest that he can make the finals in the concerto trials." "What have you seen, Cecil?" " Moments of genius." " Genius?" "Really." "[Laughing]" "Come on, David." "Boldness of attack." " [Slams Hand On Keyboard]" " Ohh!" " Diablerie!" " Whoa." " The devil, David." " Mustn't break the piano, eh?" " Liszt broke plenty of strings." " Right, right, right." " [Piano]" " Come on." "Fill in for this useless arm of mine." "The notes first." "The interpretation comes on top of them." "On top." "Yes, yes, yes." "You agree, do you?" "Oh, yes." "I always agree, Professor." " Is that wise?" " I-I don't know." "Is it?" "Don't forget..." "it's on the page!" "Yes." "Well, the notes are on the page, but, uh, not the feeling." "The emotion." "That's what I feel." "You mustn't sacrifice everything to emotion." "It's all a question of balance." "Ah, yes." "Is that the question, Professor?" "Precisely." "I thought so." "That's what I thought." " Mr Helfgott?" "Your allowance cheque." " Thank you, Mr Wright." "Sorry, sorry, sorry." "I'll just stand still if you like." " Be careful, David." " Ohh." "By all means, Sarah." " You look lovely today, Sarah." " Thank you, David." " You too, Muriel." " Ease up, Helfgott, hmm?" "Sarah!" "David, you missed the bank." "Pity." "You'll have to wait until tomorrow." " Can't bank on the bank." " We know someone who can cash it." " Do we, Robert?" " What are friends for?" "Before this dance" "Has reached the end" "Ba-ba-ba-ba-bah Ba-ba-ba-bah" "To you across the floor" "My love I'll send" "Ba-ba-ba-ba-bah Ba-ba-ba-bah" "I just hope and pray" "That I'll find the way to say" "Can I dance with you" "Ba-ba-ba-ba-bah Ba-ba-ba-bah" "[Cooing]" "[David] Gotta concentrate, Kath..." "Gotta concentrate, Katherine." "Gotta practise, practise, practise." "Because there's three important things Professor Parkes says, and that's work, work, work." "[On Tape] A-A-And, uh, so that's what I have to do... if I'm gonna, uh, m-make the finals to the Concerto Medal... because the winner of which gets to play at the Royal Albert Hall," "which is right outside the window." "[David] So I bought a piano, Katherine." "A-A beautiful piano." "It's, it's a suffering piano, like yours." "[Clears Throat] I-I wrote to Daddy, so, uh, that's, uh, a positive." "It's, uh, a positive, isn't it, because, well..." "It seems to be because, uh, he didn't write back, but... [Giggles]" "[Baby Crying, Faint]" "[Crying Continues]" "Now, how on earth did we manage to get in the finals, dear David?" " You're a conductor's nightmare." " It's true, it's true." "And what are we gonna do?" "We're gonna win, actually, Robert." "We're gonna win." "[Parkes] Rachmaninoff?" "Are you sure?" "Uh, kind of." "I'm-I'm never really sure about anything, Mr Parkes." "The Rach 3." "It's monumental." "It's, uh, it's a mountain." "It's the, uh, hardest piece you could "Everest" play." "Well, no one's ever been mad enough to attempt the Rach 3." "Um, am I mad enough, Professor?" "Am I?" "[Piano]" "Think of it as two separate melodies jousting for supremacy." "The hands... giants." "Ten fingers each." "[Continues]" "Performing's a risk, you know." "No safety net." "Make no mistake, David." "It's dangerous." "People get hurt." " [Continues]" " You have to learn to be able to play it blindfolded." "The page, for God's sake!" "The notes!" "Sorry, I was, uh, forgetting them, Professor." "Would it be asking too much to learn them first?" " And then forget them." " Precisely." "[Parkes] Just give me the fingering." "[Continues]" "[Clipping Sound]" "[Continues]" "David." "Come on, my boy." "We're going to rest our muscles and fingers today." "Try to exercise the imagination." "First movement." "Cadenza." "Let's pick it up from, uh..." "[Parkes, David Singing Cadenza]" "[Singing Continues]" "Your hands must form the unbreakable habit... of playing the notes so that you can forget all about them." "Then let it come from here." "The heart." "That's where it comes from." "Don't you just love those big, fat chords?" "You have to tame the piano, David, or it'll get away from you." "It's a monster." "Tame it, or it'll swallow you whole." " [Piano Wire Snaps, Playing Stops] - [Parkes Laughs]" "Coming along nicely, David." "Morning, Mrs Perkins." "[Door Opens]" "[Door Closes]" "[Whispers] Katherine." "I call this my little mausoleum, David." "Ah." "Liszt." "Warts and all." "[Chuckles]" " They made this after he was dead." " Mmm." "Poor Franz." "Dead as a post, eh?" "You can still get these on the Left Bank, you know." "Quite cheap." "I've got Rachmaninoff in here somewhere." "Ah." "Magnificent fingers." "So virile." "You know, I played the Rach 3 for him once." "Really?" "Yes." "He said he could hear himself in my playing." "Said it seemed... as if I'd touched his soul." "That wasn't so bad, was it?" "No, not too bad at all, Professor." "Now it's your turn, David." "Remember, once you've done it, nobody can ever take it away from you." "And you must play... as if there was no tomorrow." " [Audience Applauding] - [Bows Tapping]" "Come on, David." "Don't let me down." "[Applause Continues, Audience Laughs]" "How many moments of genius today, Cecil?" "[Continues]" "[Continues]" "[Continues]" "[Continues]" "[Continues]" "[Orchestra Joins In]" "[Playing Very Slowly]" "[Normal Tempo]" "[Stops, Keys Banging]" "[Heart Beating Loudly]" "[Resumes]" " [Ends] - [Crowd Cheering]" "[Man Shouting] Bravo!" "Bravo!" "Bravo!" "Bravo!" "[Applause Distant, Faint]" "[Man] Bravo!" "Bravo!" "[Gasping]" "[Applause Silent]" "[Bangs Piano Keys, Slams Wall]" "[Phone Ringing Quietly]" "[Ringing]" " [Ringing] - [Footsteps]" "[Ringing]" " [Ringing] - [Hum Resonating]" "[Ringing]" "[Ringing]" "[Ringing]" "[Hum Continues]" "[Ringing]" "[Ringing]" "[Ringing Continues]" "Hello?" "Who is this?" " Hello!" " Daddy?" "[Rain Falling, Thunder Rumbling]" "Daddy, I'm home." "Daddy?" "Hello?" "Daddy?" "[Dial Tone Humming]" "[Hangs Up Phone]" "[Thunder Rumbling]" "[Sprinkler Rotating]" "[Man On Radio] 1-5-7." "[Birds Twittering]" "[Chattering]" "Someone here to see you, David." "It's me, David." "Suzie." "Suzie?" "Suzie?" "Do we know Suzie?" " Your sister, David." " Oh, sister Suzie." "Sister Suzie." "Thank you, sister." "Sister nurse." "Sister Suzie." "[Bell Tolling]" "David, I won't be able to come and visit so often." "Not so often, sweet-sweet, soft Suzie." "Not so often." " I'm going to live in Melbourne." " Oh, that's a trick." "Don't tell Daddy." "The milk..." "The milk mustn't cry over spilt milk." " Ah, well, what can you do, Margaret?" "What can you do?" " Margaret's in Israel, remember?" "I remember Margaret." "She called me dopey." "Or was it a pig?" "It was a poodle." "It was a poodle." "It was a poodle." "It was all very complicated, wasn't it?" "Complicado in Israel." "It was..." "It was a battle ground;" "war zone." "It was a war." "Such a bore." "Such a bore." "It was a war." "It was a war." "It just destroys everything, really, doesn't it?" "[Birds Twittering]" "[Banging]" "[Banging]" "[Continues]" " David!" " That's right, nurse." " I knew I'd find you here." " I've been a naughty boy again, haven't I?" " I-I misbehaved, haven't I, nurse?" "I think I have." " Come on, David." "I-I might get into trouble." "I might get punished for the rest of my life 'cause I'm flawed." " I'm fatally flawed." "That's right, isn't it?" " You silly sausage." "Because it's-it's forbidden fruit." "The doctor says it's forbidden fruit." "["No One Will Love"]" "[Voice Muffled] I'm not disappointing you, am I?" "Am I disappointing you?" "The thing is you-you..." "He didn't approve, did he?" "He was very disapproving." "Oh!" "Very disapproving." "They'd all scuttle away and leave me there." "[Muttering]" "[Piano: "Daisey Bell"]" "[Chiming]" "Come on, Charlie." "Let's put it over here, shall we?" "[Continues]" " Oh, so you can read music?" " Kind of." "Kind of." "Perhaps I'm just turning over a new leaf." "But that's all right, isn't it?" "My name is Beryl Alcott." "What's yours?" "Alcott." "That sounds a lot like my name:" "Helfgott." "That's my name." "Helfgott?" "That's right." "Ridiculous." "It means "with the help of God"." "It's ridiculous." " I like this tune." " What's your first name, Mr Helfgott?" "Oh, yes, first things first, Beryl." "David." "I'm David." "How does that sound?" " [Stops Playing]" " You're David Helfgott?" "That's right, Beryl." "That's right." "But I used to watch you win all those competitions." "Oh, win some, lose some." "You can't lose 'em all." "It's not your fault." "I was quite a fan." "Do you still play?" "Oh, I mustn't." "Doctor said I mustn't." "All end in tears if I misbehave." "I mustn't "haranguevate" the doctor." "I mustn't." "That's right." "Is that right?" "Because it might damage me." "The doctor said it might damage me because of the long time... once before, long, long, long time ago." "That's the story." "So what can you do?" "See you play, Beryl." "Come on, you play." "Boldness of attack." "["Daisey Bell"]" "Oh, that's good, Beryl." "That's good." "Oh, very good left hand." "Very good left hand." "Point is you've got to share and care and care and share and behave." "That's right, yes." "This is going to be a stylish marriage." "[Laughs] A stylish marriage, Beryl." "It's a stylish marriage." "Oh, that's very good, Beryl." "Very good." "Mm, that's very good." " [Chuckles]" " Oh, that's very good." "Press those pedals." "Oh, we're riding the bicycle." "Beryl." "Pedal, Beryl, pedal." " What goes on in his head?" " God only knows." " He's pretty confusing at the best of times." " It's not serious, is it?" "It's a complex disorder." "He kind of lives in his own little world." " Poor lost soul." " Mm, he's a sweetie." "He could leave tomorrow if he had somewhere to go." "[Birds Twittering]" " Come along, David." " Beryl, Beryl, Beryl." " David, you know I can't abide smoke." " Oh, sorry, Beryl." "Sorry." " What are you doing?" " Well, I'll walk." " But you don't know the way." " I'll follow you." "How does that sound?" "[Groans, Laughs] It's all right." "Get in, David." "[Laughing] God bless you, David Helfgott." "How's this, Beryl?" "Is this all right?" "Whoa-oh!" "[Vivaldi]" " Is that you, nurse?" " It's all right, David." "I'm here." "Here, here, never fear." "But where's the nurse?" "Where's the sister, Beryl?" " This is where you live now, David." " Oh, that's right." "I'm fine." "I'm fine." "Aren't I, Daisey?" "Daisey Beryl Daisey." "This is where David Helfgott really gets back on the rails." " Oh, that's the story." "That's the story." " No." " Mmm." " Nah." "[Muttering]" "[David Singing]" " [Water Sloshing] - [David Laughing]" "Oh, don't you just love those big fat chords, Beryl?" "[Laughing]" "[Singing]" "[No Audible Dialogue]" "[Beryl] The Botanical Gardens is just down the road." "Nice walk." "You'll be able to come and go as you please." "Mr Minogue's a lovely man." "A real Christian gentleman." "I know you're going to like him, David." "And guess what?" "You'll even have your own piano." "["Hungarian Rhapsody"]" "[Inhaling Deeply]" "Very, very, very feathery." "Very feathery." "Very light." "[Stops]" " [Banging] - [Man] Shut up!" " [Door Opening] - [Man] Good morning, David." "Wakey-wakey." "Rise and shine." "It's breakfast time." "I think it's about time we gave the piano another rest, eh, David?" "Here, sign your cheque." "Ah, look at ya." "You should get out and exercise." " Exercise, yes, that's right." " Get some fresh air into those lungs of yours, David." "Because the weak get crushed like insects, don't they?" "Like grasshoppers." "[Birds Twittering]" "[Chattering]" "[Thunder Rumbling]" "Whoa-oh!" "Whoa!" "[Piano]" "[Panting]" "[Thunder Rumbling]" "[Piano]" "[Stops]" "[Man] Well, thank you, thank you, thank you." "I hope you enjoyed the music." " It was great." "Bye." " [Panting]" " See you." " Take care." "[Chattering]" "[Man] Bye-bye." "We're closed." "[Thunder Rumbling]" "[Chattering]" "[Opening Door, Closing Door]" "[Patrons Chattering]" " [Champagne Cork Pops Out Of Bottle] - [Woman Gasps]" "Sylvia, your stray dog's back." " You want me to get rid of him for you?" " No, I'll handle it." "Hey, baby, what about a tune?" "A tune, baby." "Sure, no worries." "No worries." "Bravo." "Bravo." "Encore." "[Chuckling]" "Oh, sock it to us, Liberace." " [People Laughing]" " That's enough." "David?" "["Flight Of The Bumble Bee"]" " [People Cheering]" " That was fantastic!" "[Man] Bravo!" "[People Whistling, Whooping]" "Thank you." "Thank you, thank you." "Two more when you're ready, mate." "[Woman] Yeah!" "[Man] Maestro!" "Fantastic!" "[Piano]" "Thank you." "Thank you." "[Muttering]" "Ah, thanks, love." "Oh, a hot one." "A live one." " Hey, give us "Beethoven's Fifth."" " Sure, baby." "No worries." "Symphony or Concerto?" "[David Chattering]" "I played quite well tonight, didn't I?" "I played quite well." " I deserve a bit of a snack." "A bit of a snack." "You say..." " [Food Bangs Floor]" "Hello, David." "Hello, Daddy." "Uh, hello." "Are you feeling well?" "Well, well, well." "The thing is-is..." "I can't..." "I can't open it." " There's something wrong with it." " What could be wrong, David?" "It's a mystery." "It's a mystery." "Close it." "Give it to me." "I'll show you." " Hmm." "Here." " [Picks Up Object]" "Hmm." "[Opening Can]" "[Chuckling]" "Mm." "You see..." "how easy it is?" "Couldn't be..." "Couldn't be easier." "That's right." "Couldn't be easier." "David?" "Here." "Here." "Come here." "Look at me." "You are a lucky boy, David." "That's true." "That's true." "It seems to be true." " People say that-that they think that I'm that-that..." " David." "Get to the point." "Yeah, I'm a very lucky boy." "[Sighing]" "No one will love you like me." "No one..." "like me." "You see." "Do you realize what an opportunity you have here?" " Opportunity for a lifetime, that's right, Daddy." " David." "When I was a boy... I..." "I bought a violin." "Beautiful violin." "I saved... for this violin." "Now, you know, what..." "what happened to it..." "You know what happened to it?" "No, what happened to it, Daddy?" "I don't... no idea what happened." "I've got no idea." "The thing..." "The thing is you've got to be... you've got to be fit to survive to stay alive." "That's right, isn't it?" "[Crickets Chirping]" "[Whispering] Good night, Daddy." " Where are the kids?" " Oh, around somewhere amusing themselves." "I must warn you, I've got someone staying on weekends." " But not another Scorpio, is he?" " Very funny, Gills." "He's a child prodigy." " [Beethoven Record Playing Very Loudly]" " David!" " Ah, thanks." " It's a madhouse." "David!" "[Stops]" " [Water Running] - [Sighs] Is that the water running?" "David!" "David." "David?" "Where in God's heaven is he?" "["Nulla In Mundo Pax Sincera"]" " Mum!" " Mum!" "David's been on for an hour straight." " [Jessica] He's so cool." " [Whooping]" " David." " Is that you, Doctor?" "There's no more hot water." " Where does it go?" " I want you to meet someone." "There's no more hot water." "It's all gone." "All gone." "Where does it go?" "Who can say?" "Where does hot water go?" " David, Gillian's a very dear friend of mine." " Oh, a friendly doctor." " Pleased to meet you, David." " I feel better already." " She's not a doctor." "She's an astrologer." " Not a doctor." " Oh, a heart specialist." " She's from Sydney." " An open heart surgeon." " [Sylvia] Don't be ridiculous." " I'm ridiculous." "Gillian, that's it." " Gillian." " If you're lucky, Gillian might do your chart for you." " Oh, would she?" " You will one day?" " Of course I will." "Yes." " What sort of charts?" " Astrological chart." " Oh, the stars." "Astronomical variations." " And the planets." "Oh, the planets." "Mustn't forget the planets." "Mercury and Neptune and so forth." " The music of the spheres." "If music be the food of love..." " [Laughing]" "Very gastronomical, isn't it?" "Oh, the food of love, it is." "Ohh." " What's he like when he gets to know you better?" " Ohh." "O-O-hhh." "["Sospiro"]" "[Continues]" "[Whistling, Whooping]" " So what does he do?" " Oh, he's an investment advisor." "That's how I met him." "Oh, so far so good." "How serious is it?" " Ahh." " Oh, come on, Gills." "On a scale of one to ten?" "Mm." "I'll take that as a ten." "When's the happy day?" "God, you know me." "I hate to rush into things." "[David Laughing, Chattering]" "I won't kiss you." "Oh, darling, oh." "Oh, Trish, Trish, Trish, Trish." "Lovely, gorgeous hair." "Blondes have more fun, don't they?" "'Course they do." "There you are, doctor." "Oh, that's sparkly." "That's sparkly." "Got to go to my room." "Got to go to my room." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thanks for everything." "[David] Oh, good night, Lucy." "Oh, Juicy Lucy." "[People Laughing]" "[Knocking]" " Mind if I come in?" " Oh, hello, Doctor." "Entre." "Entre." "Where will I put these?" "Oh, sorry." "It's not your fault." "It's amazing." "It just seems to be getting bigger." "It's amazing what you find when you're not even looking." "But there he is." " Who?" " Roger." "Roger." " Oh, Roger Woodward." " Oh, Roger." "Roger." "Yeah, he's a winner." " He's a winner." " You've got one going already." "He's a..." "He's a big hit." "He's a b-big hit." " There." " Oh, one's more than enough." "Yeah." "I really loved your playing." " Did you?" "Did you?" "It was all right?" " Mm-hmm." " Do you write music as well?" " Oh, no, one, two, three." "That's the Rach 3." " It started out being a letter." " L-think it was." "I think so." "It seems to be true." ""Dear Professor Cecil, Royal College."" " Of music." "Royal College Of Music." "That's a mystery." " What is?" " Well, he only had one arm." "It was a stroke." " Poor thing." "Poor, poor pussycat." "Poor pussycat." "He's..." "His paw was damaged beyond repair." "He wasn't able to do a thing with it." "He was a sad, sad pussycat." "He was..." "He was damaged." "Just bad luck, really." " I'm not damaging you, am I?" " Oh, no, not at all." " What's the matter, David?" " Oh, the matter." "The matter..." "Well, it started out being..." "But it's a blank." "It's a blank." "It was all such a long, long, long time ago." "That's the story." "What can you do?" "Inexpressible." "Inexplicably inexpressible." "To express the inexplicable." "Why don't you tell me what you want to say?" "Why not?" "What I don't want to say." "Oh, that's a hard one." "No, it's not hard at all." "Look. "D-E-A-R." "Dear."" " That's it." "That's it." " Dear, Cecil?" "Cecil?" " Parkes." "Cecil was Parkes." "Mr Parkes." " Dear, Mr Parkes." "He touched the soul of Sergei Vasilievitch with the Rach 3 in D-Minor." "It's a hard piece." "Piece for elephants." "Elephantine." " Dear, Mr Parkes." " It's all such a long time ago." " It has been such a long time." " Such a long time." " And I..." " Oh." "And I..." "And I hope..." "Hope, Gillian." "How does that sound?" " Sounds pretty good to me." " And I hope you remember me and the Rach 3." "I'm feeling much better again." "I'm feeling much better again, aren't I?" " And I've started playing again." " [Piano]" "[Stops]" "[Crowd Applauding]" "Bravo!" "Well done, Roger!" "Ooh, yeah." "Oh." "It was good?" "[Bird Squawking]" " [Sylvia] Smile, David." " Come on." " I am, Sylvia." " In the camera, here." " Ooh." "Hurray." " Hurray." " Time to go." " Well, what can you do?" " David, look on the bright side." "You'll see Gillian again." " The bright side." " Yes, life goes on." " It does." "Is that what it does?" " Yes, of course it does." " David, she has to go." " Little "Rigleys" to look after." " Well, hardly." "My kids are all grown up." " It's just little old me." " It's just me too." "I never grew up." "I grew down." "[Laughing]" " I'm a bit of a handful." "Aren't I?" " Shh, shh." " Sorry, sorry, sorry." " Shh." "Will you marry me?" "Well, it wouldn't be very practical, David." "Not practical, no, of course not." "Then neither am I." " I'm not very practical at all." " [Sylvia] You'll miss the plane!" "It's sweet of you, David." " I don't know what to say." " The stars, Gillian." "Ask the stars." "["Nulla In Mundo Pax Sincera"]" "[Continues]" "[Tapping Keyboard]" "[Continues]" "[Tapping Keyboard]" " [Man] You'd better let her breathe, David." " [Crowd] Hooray!" " [Laughing] - [Piano]" "I won't kiss you." "I won't kiss you." " Ohhh." " [Crowd Sighing]" "["Funiculi Funicula"]" "Funi, Funi, Funiculi Funi, Funi, Funicula" "Funiculi Funicula" "[David Panting] Sorry, darling." "[Gillian] Mmm." "That's all right." "[Chuckles]" " You made a noise, honey." "Ooo-oooh." " [Laughing]" "[David Chuckling]" "[Wind Chimes Clanging]" "Oh, no." "Poor Ravel." " Oh, poor Maurice." "He's all unravelled." " Nearly time to get ready." " Can I swim some more, darling?" " All right." "Ten minutes." "Do some Liszt." "Not a concerto." "Swim "La Campanella"." "That should do it." "["La Campanella"]" " Oh, I've gone wrong, darling." "I've gone wrong." " Keep trying." " Keep trying." "I'm very trying." " Page 37's missing." "Oo-ooh, it's the coda." "It's the end." "It's the beginning of the end." " I'll soak my hands." " David!" "Gotcha." " The first concert in years and you wear odd shoes." " I'm a sausage." "You certainly are." "Sit!" "No, up straight." " [Repeating] Sit up straight." " We'll be in the car." " Relax." " Relax." "I must learn to relax." "Must learn to relax." " [Sighs] - [Kissing] Perfect." "[Playing Rachmaninoff]" "[Crowd Applauding]" "[Man] Bravo!" "[Applauding Gets Louder]" "Bravo!" "Bravo!" "Bravo!" "[Whistles]" " My darling." " They want an encore." " Do they, darling?" "They want some more?" " What are you going to do?" " I'm going to win." " Not now, darling." " I'll do some more." "I'll do some more." " Do some more." "[Gillian] What do you feel?" "The thing is I feel nothing." "Nothing at all?" "Well, I'm shocked, stunned and completely amazed." "How does that sound?" "Perhaps it's all my fault." "Perhaps it's me." "Perhaps I don't know." " You can't go on blaming yourself for everything that's happened." " You can't go blaming yourself." "That's true." "And you can't go blaming Daddy because he's not here any more." " But you are." " I am here." "That's true. [Laughs]" " And life goes on, doesn't it?" "Is that right?" " Yes." " It does, forever and ever?" "Whoa-oh." " No, not forever." "Never forever." "Not quite." "The point is life's not all lamb loins chops, is it?" "It goes on, and you just have to keep going too." "You can't give up." "Certainly not." "Every time that blooming Saturn comes along and gives us a jolt." " Oh, it's the stars, Gillian." " Everything has its season." " It's a mystery." " There's always a reason." "Oh, we just need to seize the reason for the season. [Laughing]" "["Nulla In Mundo Pax Sincera"]"