Vitus
A twelve-year-old piano prodigy who suffocates from his parent's big dreams for him decides to make his escape--and with the aid of his grandfather--chase his own dreams instead. The film tells the st…
Vitus
A twelve-year-old piano prodigy who suffocates from his parent's big dreams for him decides to make his escape--and with the aid of his grandfather--chase his own dreams instead. 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. However, one day the boy, Vitus, is no longer willing to comply with his parents' plans and ambitions because he wants to follow his own star. —Christof Neracher Undeniably gifted and talented in every way, Vitus showed crystal-clear indications of nothing less than pure genius, even from the tender age of six, when he displayed a special fondness for playing the piano. Of course, his parents wouldn't let such profound talent go to waste--but, the more they both pushed a now twelve-year-old Vitus to pursue a career in music, the less "real" the young musical genius would become. In the end, only Vitus' grandfather is his true ally; however, can he show him how to be a truly normal kid of his age? —Nick Riganas Vitus (Fabrizio Borsani, Teo Gheorghiu) is a boy from another planet: he has hearing as good as a bat, plays the piano beautifully, and was already reading the Brockhaus encyclopedia in kindergarten. No wonder his mother (Julika Jenkins) in particular senses an ambitious career ahead: Vitus is to become a pianist. His father (Urs Jucker) supports this, but the little genius prefers to tinker in the carpentry workshop of his headstrong grandfather (Bruno Ganz), dreaming of flying and a normal childhood. Finally, Vitus takes his life into his own hands with a dramatic leap. In contrast to the pursuit of prosperity in "Downtown Switzerland," Vitus finds true understanding and heartfelt friendship with his grandfather (Bruno Ganz), a stubborn, slightly rebellious philosopher who lives in his old carpentry workshop in the countryside. The boy confesses to him that he would rather be normal and like everyone else than the little Mozart or Einstein he is now. Together with his grandfather, he dreams of flying - and, thanks to his help, finds a way to temporarily escape the pressure of his parents and society. After a "headlong leap," Vitus literally lives a double life, which allows him to exist as a normal kid, but also as a pianist and, in the end, as a legendary stock market phantom. —SRF Helen and Leo von Holzen are blessed with a gifted and sensitive child. They name him Vitus and have plans to make him (and them) famous and rich. Vitus does display amazing skills at playing the piano, but also has a crush on a much older girl, Isabel, his babysitter. He offers friendship, but she prefers someone older, contrary to this boy-genius' theory that since a woman's libido matures faster than a males', the world would be a better place if women were married to males younger by at least 6 years. Aloof from other classmates, proving that he is much more smarter than his teachers, he withdraws into himself, but opens up a bit when in the company of his grandfather. Then when pressures from his parents increase, he refuses to follow the path that they have set for him and goes into a silent rebellion that will change everyone's lives forever. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
Vitus
Drama,Music
Film Details
A twelve-year-old piano prodigy who suffocates from his parent's big dreams for him decides to make his escape--and with the aid of his grandfather--chase his own dreams instead. 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. However, one day the boy, Vitus, is no longer willing to comply with his parents' plans and ambitions because he wants to follow his own star.
—Christof Neracher Undeniably gifted and talented in every way, Vitus showed crystal-clear indications of nothing less than pure genius, even from the tender age of six, when he displayed a special fondness for playing the piano. Of course, his parents wouldn't let such profound talent go to waste--but, the more they both pushed a now twelve-year-old Vitus to pursue a career in music, the less "real" the young musical genius would become. In the end, only Vitus' grandfather is his true ally; however, can he show him how to be a truly normal kid of his age? —Nick Riganas Vitus (Fabrizio Borsani, Teo Gheorghiu) is a boy from another planet: he has hearing as good as a bat, plays the piano beautifully, and was already reading the Brockhaus encyclopedia in kindergarten.
No wonder his mother (Julika Jenkins) in particular senses an ambitious career ahead: Vitus is to become a pianist. His father (Urs Jucker) supports this, but the little genius prefers to tinker in the carpentry workshop of his headstrong grandfather (Bruno Ganz), dreaming of flying and a normal childhood. Finally, Vitus takes his life into his own hands with a dramatic leap.
In contrast to the pursuit of prosperity in "Downtown Switzerland," Vitus finds true understanding and heartfelt friendship with his grandfather (Bruno Ganz), a stubborn, slightly rebellious philosopher who lives in his old carpentry workshop in the countryside. The boy confesses to him that he would rather be normal and like everyone else than the little Mozart or Einstein he is now. Together with his grandfather, he dreams of flying - and, thanks to his help, finds a way to temporarily escape the pressure of his parents and society.
After a "headlong leap," Vitus literally lives a double life, which allows him to exist as a normal kid, but also as a pianist and, in the end, as a legendary stock market phantom. —SRF Helen and Leo von Holzen are blessed with a gifted and sensitive child. They name him Vitus and have plans to make him (and them) famous and rich.
Vitus does display amazing skills at playing the piano, but also has a crush on a much older girl, Isabel, his babysitter. He offers friendship, but she prefers someone older, contrary to this boy-genius' theory that since a woman's libido matures faster than a males', the world would be a better place if women were married to males younger by at least 6 years. Aloof from other classmates, proving that he is much more smarter than his teachers, he withdraws into himself, but opens up a bit when in the company of his grandfather.
Then when pressures from his parents increase, he refuses to follow the path that they have set for him and goes into a silent rebellion that will change everyone's lives forever. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com).