Tonic Dominant
Tonic Dominant

Tonic Dominant (2000)

None | Brazil | Portuguese | 80 min
Directed by: Lina Chamie
7.5

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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Best Art Direction

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Release Date

Canada
(Montréal Film Festival)
2000-08-29

Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Tonic Dominant
(Original title)
Tônica Dominante
Brazil

Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated