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Vitus
Switzerland, 100' ,
2006
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Directed by: Fredi M. Murer
Script: Peter Luisi, Fredi M. Murer
Producer: Christian Davi, Christof Neracher
Production company: Vitusfilm, Hugofilm & FMM
Cinematography: Pio Corradi
Editing: Myriam Flury
Music: Mario Beretta
Cast: Fabrizio Borsani, Teo Gheorghiu, Julika Jenkins, Urs Jucker, Leo von Holzen, Bruno Ganz
Format: 35 mm, color
Running time: 100'
Synopsis
Vitus is a boy who almost seems to be from another planet: He has hearing like a bat, he plays piano like a virtuoso and studies encyclopaedias at the age of five. No wonder his parents begin to anticipate a brilliant future for him. They want Vitus to become a pianist. However, the little genius prefers to play in his eccentric grandfather’s workshop. He dreams of flying and of a normal childhood. Ultimately, with one dramatic leap, Vitus takes control of his own life...
Awards
Swiss Film Prize 2007
Best Film
Directors Biography
Fredi M. Murer, born in 1940., works as film maker and producer and made a wide range of films, among them 'Zones' (1972), 'Full Moon' (1998) and 'Downtown Switzerland' (2004). Murer received numerous national and international awards, including a Golden Leopard in Locarno for 'Alpine Fire' (1985).
Web pages
Official website
Službeni trailer
Reviews
The metaphor of flight that begins with the grandfather's fantasies takes hold and the story transforms into a comic fairytale, buoyed along by Murer's playful sense of humor, as well as his sharp eye for the way kids behave. Vitus and his granddad dream of flying and the movie soars. It is the rare family film that never condescends and offers enough of a story to entertain both parent and child / Reel.com
Location and screening schedule: Cinema Europe, Monday, October 22nd at 19.00
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