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Vitus
Vitus (2006) is a Swiss drama directed by Fredi M. Murer about a child prodigy, played by pianist Teo Gheorghiu with Bruno Ganz, who rebels against his parents' ambitions. Berlinale Bronze Bear, Swiss Film Prize winner, Oscar shortlist.
Viv Albertine
Viv Albertine (Viviane Katrina Louise Albertine, born 1954, Sydney) is a British musician, writer, and director, guitarist of punk band The Slits (1977–1982) on Cut (1979), later a solo artist and memoirist.
Viva (2015 film)
Viva is a 2015 Irish-Cuban drama directed by Paddy Breathnach, written by Mark O'Halloran, starring Héctor Medina and Jorge Perugorría; set in Havana's drag scene, it was Ireland's Best Foreign Language Film Oscar entry.
Viva (actress)
Viva (Janet Susan Mary Hoffmann, born 1938) is an American actress, writer, and artist, a Warhol Superstar of the 1960s who starred in The Nude Restaurant, Tub Girls, and Blue Movie, later appearing in Midnight Cowboy, Play It Again, Sam, and Paris, Texas.
Viva Erotica (色情男女)
Viva Erotica (色情男女, Sik ching nam lui) is a 1996 Hong Kong Category III comedy-drama by Derek Yee and Lo Chi-leung, starring Leslie Cheung as a director forced to make a softcore film; Shu Qi won two 1997 Hong Kong Film Awards for it.
Viva Forever
Viva Forever: 1998 Spice Girls ballad, fourth and final single from Spiceworld, written with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard. Seventh UK number one, first after Geri Halliwell's May 1998 departure; stop-motion Aardman video by Steve Box.
Viva Hot Babes
Viva Hot Babes, Filipino novelty pop girl group formed 2003 by Viva Entertainment's Vic del Rosario; hits "Bulaklak", "Kikay", "Basketbol"; disbanded 2008; 2026 reunion concert.
Viva La Bam
Viva La Bam: MTV reality prank series (2003-2005, five seasons) starring Bam Margera, spun off from Jackass, in which he torments parents Phil and April and uncle Don Vito; also known as Castle Bam-based stunts; topped teen ratings on MTV's Sunday Stew.
Viva La Lisa
Viva La Lisa (VIVA LA LISA) is Lisa of BLACKPINK's debut Las Vegas residency, the first by a K-pop artist, at the 4,300-seat Colosseum at Caesars Palace; six November 2026 shows that sold out in under 10 minutes.
Viva La Madness
Viva La Madness is J.J. Connolly's 2011 crime novel sequel to Layer Cake, following the unnamed narrator from Caribbean exile back into London's drug underworld, now adapted as a Guy Ritchie film starring Jason Statham, due January 21, 2028.
Viva la Vida
Viva la Vida: Coldplay song (May 2008) and title track of their fourth album (12 June 2008), produced with Brian Eno; US/UK number one, 2009 Grammy Song of the Year; lyrics about a deposed king; subject of a Joe Satriani plagiarism suit.
Viva La Vida (我们一起摇太阳，) (2024 film)
Viva La Vida (我们一起摇太阳) is a 2024 Chinese romantic drama directed by Han Yan, starring Peng Yuchang and Li Gengxi as chronically ill young people in a kidney-donation marriage pact; final chapter of his Life Trilogy, re-released after a poor Spring Festival opening.
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends is Coldplay's fourth studio album, released 12 June 2008 on Parlophone, produced by Brian Eno, Markus Dravs, Jon Hopkins, and Rik Simpson; it topped US and UK charts and won three 2009 Grammys.
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas (1964) is a George Sidney MGM musical starring Elvis Presley as race driver Lucky Jackson and Ann-Margret as Rusty Martin, filmed in Las Vegas in 1963, grossing $9,442,967 and famous for its Doc Pomus title song.
Viva o Povo Brasileiro
Viva o Povo Brasileiro is a 1984 novel by the Brazilian writer João Ubaldo Ribeiro, recounting nearly four centuries of Brazilian history through characters in the Recôncavo Baiano region of Bahia.
Viva Records
Viva Records is a major Philippine record label and the music arm of the Viva group, home to stars from Sharon Cuneta and Sarah Geronimo to Cup of Joe.
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata! (1952) is Elia Kazan's biographical drama, written by John Steinbeck, starring Marlon Brando as Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata; Anthony Quinn won a supporting-actor Oscar, and the film is noted for historical liberties.
Vivaah (film)
Vivaah (വിവാഹ്) is a 2026 Malayalam romantic family drama directed by Blesson Elssa, written by Abhishek Sreekumar, starring Dhyan Sreenivasan and Nayana Elza; released 7 August 2026, certified A, runtime 101 minutes, streaming on Sun NXT.
Vivah (विवाह)
Vivah (विवाह) is a 2006 Hindi romantic family drama directed by Sooraj R. Barjatya for Rajshri Productions, starring Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao. A box-office hit despite poor reviews, it was the first Indian film released in theatres and on the Internet the same day.
Vivah geet
Vivah geet (विवाह गीत, wedding songs) are folk songs sung by women at the rites of a traditional North Indian Hindu wedding, from pre-wedding ceremonies to the bride's departure.
Vivarium (film)
Vivarium (2019) is a sci-fi thriller by director Lorcan Finnegan and writer Garret Shanley, starring Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg as a couple trapped in Yonder, a maze of identical suburban houses, forced to raise a cuckoo-like child; Cannes Critics' Week premiere, 73% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Vive L'Amour (爱情万岁)
Vive L'Amour (愛情萬歲, Ai qing wan sui) is Tsai Ming-liang's 1994 Taiwanese drama about three strangers sharing a vacant Taipei apartment. It won the 1994 Venice Golden Lion and Golden Horse Best Film, and returned in a 4K restoration in 2025.
Viveca Lindfors
Viveca Lindfors (Elsa Viveka Torstensdotter Lindfors, 1920-1995), Swedish-born stage and screen actress; Hollywood contract with Warner Bros from 1946, Emmy winner for Life Goes On, Berlin Film Festival honoree, known for one-woman shows including I Am a Woman.
Vivegam (விவேகம்)
Vivegam, also known as AK 57 and Thala 57, is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller directed by Siva, starring Ajith Kumar as a counter-terrorism agent hunted by his former squad.
Vivek (actor)
Vivek (Vivekanandan, 1961-2021), Tamil film comedian and actor known as Chinna Kalaivanar, debuted in Manathil Urudhi Vendum (1987), won three Filmfare Best Comedian awards and the 2009 Padma Shri, and founded the Green Kalam tree-planting initiative.
Vivek Agnihotri
Vivek Agnihotri, full name Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter in Hindi cinema, best known for the commercially successful The Kashmir Files (2022), which won the Nargis Dutt Award.
Vivek Gomber
Vivek Gomber, Indian actor and independent producer (Zoo Entertainment), produced and acted in Court (2014) and produced The Disciple (2020); starred in Sir, A Suitable Boy, Lootere, and Jigra.
Vivek Oberoi (विवेक आनंद ओबेरॉय)
Vivek Anand Oberoi (विवेक आनंद ओबेरॉय), born 1976 in Hyderabad, is an Indian actor, son of Suresh Oberoi, who debuted in Company (2002), won two Filmfare Awards, and works in Hindi and South Indian cinema.
Vivek Sagar
Vivek Sagar (వివేక్ సాగర్) is a self-taught Telugu film music composer from Hyderabad who broke into cinema with Pelli Choopulu in 2016, known for blending folk, Carnatic, and contemporary styles.
Vivek Shauq (ਵਿਵੇਕ ਸ਼ੌਕ)
Vivek Shauq (ਵਿਵੇਕ ਸ਼ੌਕ), Indian actor, comedian, writer, and singer (1963–2011) of Hindi and Punjabi cinema; known for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and Jaspal Bhatti's Flop Show and Ulta Pulta; died after liposuction complications.