The Composer

The Composer

Pain. Music. Intimacy.

2024 · 18 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, Thriller

Álvaro Norte, a celebrated composer and cellist, invites his talented student Mauro to be his assistant. However, Mauro reveals he has other plans that would separate them. In response, Álvaro confines Mauro in a room, using his pain as inspiration for a new cello composition. Despite Mauro's resistance, he inadvertently ends up fulfilling Álvaro's artistic vision.

Directed by Afonso Lucas · Written by Rodrigo Motty

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Cast

Vicente Gil Mauro
Filipe Vargas Álvaro

Make it a double feature

2h 30m together

The Composer

V for Vendetta

A close match in mood and era.

More from Afonso LucasSee all →

WHAT HAPPENED

WHAT HAPPENED · 2023

MovieComedyMystery

Three friends wonder about what happened to their dead friend.

Blue Moon

Blue Moon · 2023

MovieRomanceMusic

A boy walks through a Carnival fair at night, lost in thought, his only friend, the Moon.

The Man of Tomorrow

The Man of Tomorrow · 2024

The Man of Tomorrow

MovieScience FictionFantasy

A in the life of the man of tomorrow, the perfect human being.

More Like This

Crash

MovieThrillerDrama

A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls.

Andrei Rublev

Andrei Rublev · 1966

MovieDramaHistory

An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.

Spartacus

Spartacus · 1960

MovieHistoryDrama

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

Saw IV

MovieHorrorThriller

Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.

Oldboy

MovieThrillerMystery

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta · 2006

MovieActionThriller

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

The Experiment

The Experiment · 2001

MovieDramaThriller

20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.

The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of the Christ · 2004

The Passion of the Christ

A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.

The Green Mile

The Green Mile · 1999

MovieFantasyDrama

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

Death in Venice

Death in Venice · 1971

Death in Venice

Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as Aschenbach.

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father · 1993

In the Name of the Father

A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.

Matador

Matador · 1986

MovieDramaThriller

A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter