Last night we went to the Music Box Theatre and saw a clever Swiss film called "Vitus." Vitus is a prodigy, especially when it comes to music. He plays the classics flawlessly at 6 and is outsmarting everyone at school, including his teachers. His well-meaning mom's protective streak has the effect of separating him from his emotional attachments, except when it comes to his grandfather who fosters Vitus' creativity with soul. (He is played by the guy who played one of the angels in Wim Wenders' 1989 film Wings of Desire.) The plot takes a lot of twists and turns, but the basic story is about how this intellectually gifted boy, with the help of his grandfather, develops heart at the piano and elsewhere in life. We both liked it a lot.
No comments:
Post a Comment