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Crescendo

2019 · 32 min

A taut, intimate chamber piece that simmers with quiet ambition and unspoken pressure, drawing you into a single anxious night.

Overview
Victoria is auditioning for second violin at the prestigious string quartet lead by her teacher Antonio Montenegro. The night before the audition, Victoria attends a cocktail party with the intention of remaining on his good side.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • power
  • obsession
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Percival Argüero
Written by
Hipatia Argüero
Starring
Sofía Sylwin, Jacobo Lieberman, Meraqui Pradis, Isaí Flores Navarrete, Andrea Portal
Runtime
32 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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