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Ostinato

2021 · 56 min

A patient, intimate sit with a musician thinking aloud, more like watching thought than watching a story.

Overview
A documentary about the creative process of Arrigo Barnabé

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • art
  • music
  • obsession
  • work
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Paula Gaitán
Written by
Paula Gaitán
Starring
Arrigo Barnabé
Cinematography
Lucas Barbi
Runtime
56 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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