Vitus (film)
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Director Fredi M. Murer Initial DVD release November 27, 2007 Country Switzerland | 7.8/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Music Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Swiss German, occasional English Release date Switzerland
February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02)
United States
June 29, 2007 Writer Peter Luisi, Fredi M. Murer, Lukas B. Suter Initial release February 2, 2006 (Switzerland) Songs Klavierkonzert a-Moll - Op 54: I Allegro affettuoso Cast Bruno Ganz (Grandfather), Teo Gheorghiu (Vitus von Holzen - age 12), Fabrizio Borsani (Vitus - age 6), Julika Jenkins (Helen von Holzen, mother), Urs Jucker (Leo von Holzen, father)Similar movies Shine (1996), The Piano Teacher (2001), The Legend of 1900 (1998), The Piano (1993), Four Minutes (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vitus 2006 trailer
Vitus is a drama film written and directed by Fredi M. Murer. It was released on February 2, 2006, in Switzerland. It stars real-life piano prodigy Teo Gheorghiu, Bruno Ganz, Julika Jenkins, and Urs Jucker.
Contents
Vitus all piano scenes
Plot
Vitus, played by Teo Gheorghiu, is a highly gifted pianist at the age of 12. His parents mean well, but are over-protective, so Vitus rebels and seeks refuge with his grandfather (Bruno Ganz), who loves flying. After faking a head injury, Vitus secretly amasses a fortune on the stock market. The money allows his grandfather to purchase a Pilatus PC-6 and his father to return triumphantly to the company that had fired him previously. Vitus pursues his former babysitter, Isabel, but she prefers someone older and does not return his affections.
Vitus returns to his piano and performs Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto on stage with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.
Critical response
Western critics gave Vitus generally favorable reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 64% rating, based on reviews from 58 critics. Metacritic rated the film 63 out of 100, based on 19 reviews.
References
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