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Vitus (2006) 8

Germany, Switzerland | 2006 | 1 min.

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…

CountryGermany, Switzerland
Year2006
Duration1 min
Rating8
LanguageGerman, Swiss-German
SubtitleEnglish, simul. translation cz
Directed by Fredi M. Murer
Screenplay Peter Luisi, Fredi M. Murer, Lukas B. Suter
Director of Photography Pio Corradi
Music Mario Beretta
Edited by Myriam Flury
Contact Attraction Distribution

Biography

A screenwriter, producer and director, he studied drawing and photography at the University of Zurich. He's taken part at the EXPO 64 with his work. He works independently and has established himself primarily through his feature dramas Alpine Fire (Höhenfeuer, 1985), Full Moon (Vollmond, 1998) and Vitus (2006), for which he won many awards.

Family, Growing Up, Childhood, Music

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