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Vitus is a drama film written and directed by Fredi M. Murer. It was released on 2 February 2006 in Switzerland. It stars real-life piano prodigy Teo Gheorghiu, Bruno Ganz, Julika Jenkins, and Urs Jucker.

Vitus
U.S. theatrical poster
Directed by	Fredi M. Murer
Written by	Peter Luisi Fredi M. Murer Lukas B. Suter
Produced by	Christian Davi Christof Neracher
Starring	Teo Gheorghiu Bruno Ganz Julika Jenkins Urs Jucker
Cinematography	Pio Corradi
Edited by	Myriam Flury
Music by	Mario Beretta
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	Switzerland 2 February 2006 (2006-02-02) United States 29 June 2007
Running time	100 minutes 123 minutes (US)
Country	Switzerland
Languages	Swiss German, occasional English

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 fired him. 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.

Reception

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.[1] Metacritic rated the film 63 out of 100, based on 19 reviews.[2]

Awards

• Best Swiss Film of 2006 (Swiss Film Awards)[3]

References

External links

• Official website
• Official trailer at Apple.com
• Vitus at IMDb
• Vitus at the Swiss Film Directory
• Vitus at Rotten Tomatoes
• Vitus at Metacritic
• Vitus at Box Office Mojo
• Vitus at AllMovie

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