Vitus (2006)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Fredi M. Murer

Writers:

Peter Luisi (writer)
Fredi M. Murer (writer)

Release Date:

7 December 2006 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

The story of a highly-gifted boy

Plot:

The film tells the story of a highly-gifted boy whose parents have demanding and ambitious plans for him - they want him to become a pianist...

Plot Keywords:

Boy | Highly Gifted | Piano | Prodigy | Airplane

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Fabrizio Borsani	...	Vitus - age 6
Teo Gheorghiu	...	Vitus von Holzen - age 12
Julika Jenkins	...	Helen von Holzen, mother
Urs Jucker	...	Leo von Holzen, father
Bruno Ganz	...	Grandfather
Eleni Haupt	...	Luisa
Kristina Lykowa	...	Isabel - age 12
Tamara Scarpellini	...	Isabel - age 19
Daniel Rohr	...	Hoffmann jun.
Norbert Schwientek	...	Hoffmann sen.
Heidy Forster	...	Gina Fois
Daniel Fueter	...	Direktor Konservatorium
Livia S. Reinhard	...	Kindergärtnerin
Susanne Kunz	...	Primarlehrerin
Thomas Mathys	...	Arzt

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and language.

Runtime:

100 min | USA:123 min | Germany:120 min

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

Swiss German | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:6 (self applied) | Germany:o.Al. | USA:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/12 | Czech Republic:U | South Korea:All

Filming Locations:

Schloss Waldeck, Solothurn, Kanton Solothurn, Switzerland

Company:

Vitusfilm GmbH

Quotes:

Vitus von Holzen - age 12: The hardest part was losing that game of chess!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Die Vitusmacher (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Etüde

Huzzah for Vitus!

Sure this is a movie that everyone loves to hate. A foreign movie about a boy who is gifted on the piano. His parents notice this and immediately set about to make sure the boy is properly educated and makes sure he plays the piano. The boy just wants, you know, to be a boy. No one seems to understand except his grandfather. So you know, they have a SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP. Sure, this is a predictable and syrupy feel-good fluff, but damned if I didn't enjoy it. I LOVED this movie. This is the type of movie that you could say the sum is equal to it's parts, as all the cast and the script combine together to make this as enjoyable as possible. A special nod goes out to the 3 kids playing Vitus, who are all quite great, and to Bruno Ganz who is quite marvelous here too. Again, this wont make any awards list, or be even nominated for anything (it's just a little TOO predictable), but this sure would make audiences cheer.