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Tonic Dominant (2000)
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Original name: Tônica Dominante
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Three days in the life of a young clarinetist (Fernando Alves Pinto), who is in love with a violinist (Vera Zimmerman), but can't get her attention. In the first day he feels alone and frail; in the second day what was supposed to be pleasant becomes a nightmare; in the third day he finally achieves fulfillment through music and helps a pianist (Vera Holtz) who is rehearsing for a concert. These three days correspond to a three movement sonata - the director (Lina Chamie) is a musician, so she imprinted a musical structure to her movie, with few dialogs and poetic images. It's a movie for music lovers. Written by CeciliaWolf
Style:
art house, art film, psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, atmospheric, reflective, melancholic, sensitive ...
Plot:
classical music, musician, pianist, orchestra, violinist, musical performance, love and romance, love story, relationships, music, in love, love affair, musician's life, love interest, loneliness, unrequited love, violin, minimal dialogue, character study, piano, poetry, melancholy, intimate, obsession, urban ...
Time:
year 2000, contemporary
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