Vitus (film)
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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.
, is a highly gifted pianist at the age of 12. His parents mean well, but are over-protective, so Vitus 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. The movie ends with Vitus performing Robert Schumann
's Piano Concerto
on stage with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
.
reported that 64% of reviewing critics gave the film positive feedback, based on 58 reviews. Metacritic
reported the film had an average score of 63 out of 100, based on 19 reviews.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by Fredi M. Murer. It was released on February 2, 2006, in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It stars real-life piano prodigy Teo Gheorghiu
Teo Gheorghiu
Teo Gheorghiu is a young Swiss-Canadian pianist and actor born on August 12, 1992 in Männedorf in Canton of Zürich, Switzerland from Romanian and Canadian parents.- Movie :In 2004 he played the main character in Vitus, released in 2006...
, Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz is a Swiss actor, known for his roles as Damiel in Wings of Desire and Adolf Hitler in Downfall.- Early life :Bruno Ganz was born in Zürich to a Swiss mechanic father and a northern Italian mother. He had decided to pursue an acting career by the time he entered university...
, Julika Jenkins, and Urs Jucker.
Plot
Vitus, played by Teo GheorghiuTeo Gheorghiu
Teo Gheorghiu is a young Swiss-Canadian pianist and actor born on August 12, 1992 in Männedorf in Canton of Zürich, Switzerland from Romanian and Canadian parents.- Movie :In 2004 he played the main character in Vitus, released in 2006...
, is a highly gifted pianist at the age of 12. His parents mean well, but are over-protective, so Vitus seeks refuge with his grandfather (Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz is a Swiss actor, known for his roles as Damiel in Wings of Desire and Adolf Hitler in Downfall.- Early life :Bruno Ganz was born in Zürich to a Swiss mechanic father and a northern Italian mother. He had decided to pursue an acting career by the time he entered university...
), 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
Pilatus PC-6
|-See also:-References:* Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–1994. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0 7106 1066 1.* Taylor, John W. R. Janes's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1965....
and his father to return triumphantly to the company that had fired him previously. The movie ends with Vitus performing Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
's Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto (Schumann)
The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54, is a famous Romantic concerto by Robert Schumann, completed in 1845.Schumann had begun several piano concerti before this one: In 1828, he had begun one in E-flat major; from 1829-31 he worked on one in F major, and in 1839, he wrote one movement of a concerto...
on stage with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
The Zurich Chamber Orchestra is a Swiss chamber orchestra based in Zurich. The ZKO's principal concert venue in Zurich is the Tonhalle. The ZKO also performs in Zurich at the Rietberg Museum, the ZKO-Haus in the Seefeld quarter of the city, and such churches as the Fraumünster and the Kirche St....
.
Critical reception
Western critics gave Vitus generally favorable reviews. The review aggregate website Rotten TomatoesRotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films—widely known as a film review aggregator. Its name derives from the cliché of audiences throwing tomatoes and other vegetables at a poor stage performance...
reported that 64% of reviewing critics gave the film positive feedback, based on 58 reviews. Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
reported the film had an average score of 63 out of 100, based on 19 reviews.
External links
- Official trailer at Apple.com
- Vitus at the Swiss Film Directory