The Full Monteverdi

The Full Monteverdi is a 2007 British film written and directed by John La Bouchardire and based on his live production of the same name, itself based on Claudio Monteverdis fourth book of madrigalswhich, in turn, is a collection of settings of poems by such Italian renaissance poets as Giovanni Battista Guarini, Ottavio Rinuccini and Torquato Tasso. The film features the British vocal ensemble I Fagiolini and the original cast of actors from the live production. The title is a play on the name of the 1997 film The Full Monty.

Shot in HD on location in Bristol, Cheltenham, Gloucester and London, including the London Eye, the central restaurant scenes were filmed on a studio set designed by Chloe Lamford. The sound was recorded with music director Robert Hollingworth in advance and lipsynched in postproduction.The Full Monteverdi had a limited theatrical release, primarily through music festivals. It has been broadcast in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden and the U.K. The film was released on DVD by Naxos Records. ........

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