Tônica Dominante (2000) [N/A]

Featuring:
Fernando Alves Pinto, Vera Zimmermann, Carlos Gregório

Written by:
Lina Chamie

Directed by:
Lina Chamie


Release Date:
May 31, 2000

Original Title:
Tônica Dominante

Alternate Titles:
Tonic Dominant
Tônica Dominante

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Girafa Filmes

Production Countries:
Brazil

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 80

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

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.

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Rankings and Honors

Tônica Dominante (2000) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.5/10
Awards Won: 2 wins & 1 nomination

Director:
Lina Chamie

Director of Photography:
Kátia Coelho

Editor:
Paulo Sacramento

Producer:
Zita Carvalhosa
Patrick Leblanc

Production Design:
Ana Mara Abreu

Production Director:
Eliane Bandeira
Caio Gullane
Maria Ionescu

Screenplay:
Lina Chamie

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