Teo Gheorghiu,
Bruno Ganz,
Fabrizio Borsani,
Julika Jenkins,
Urs Jucker
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A young boy whose remarkable, almost supernatural capacity for learning prompts his parents to anticipate a brilliant future as a pianist rebels to take his fate into his own hands in director Fredi M... read more
DVD Release Date: November 27, 2007
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March 14, 2011Superb! Heartwarming, interesting, clever and fun! If there had been a six star rating, that's what I would have given Vitus. One of the most delightful movies I've ever seen, and oh, the music! This film runs the gamut of emotions, and ends with the best of them all.
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July 10, 2010I think this was the first German movie I ever saw, and I really liked it! Vitus's relationship with his babysitter was darling.
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January 11, 2009This is the 2nd movie that has made me cry watching it...it's a fabulous story and the main actor does all his own playing.
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July 9, 2008Foreign, German. This is a good movie! About a child prodegy that injures himself, in a fall, and becomes 'normal' and the events that happen after his fall. All aspects of a great movie, sets, scenery, quality film, acting, story and great music. I loved this movie and highl... read more
Critic Reviews
August 22, 2007
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
July 27, 2007
Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune
There are some likable elements to this unusual, erratic, ultimately frustrating film. Full Review
July 27, 2007
Jim Emerson, Chicago Sun-Times
The more sentimentally inclined in the audience may even feel like applauding. Full Review
July 27, 2007
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Vitus freaks you out, but its makers seem to have no idea that it does. Full Review
July 26, 2007
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
While the metaphor here may be too literal for some tastes, Murer shows how our families also give us the wings to fly. Full Review
July 26, 2007
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
The cast is superb, especially the young actors who portray Vitus; [Teo] Gheorghiu is a real-life piano prodigy, lending an extra frisson to the intoxicating music that plays throughout the film. Full Review
July 13, 2007
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Directed with a conspicuous lack of inspiration. Full Review
July 13, 2007
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
We're supposed to be convinced that [Vitus has] proved himself a normal kid in spite of his virtuoso skills, not because of them. It's a bit of a stretch, but he's got the long fingers for it. Full Review
July 13, 2007
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Director Fredi Murer strains too hard for it to be something more, a magical opus about childhood and taking flight, in this instance literally and figuratively. You wind up feeling manipulated instea... Full Review
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