
Welcome to the online home of John La Bouchardière’s critically acclaimed debut film The Full Monteverdi, featuring leading vocal ensemble I Fagiolini. Six couples are seated in a restaurant. Their relationships are each in crisis. The Full Monteverdi draws the eye and the ear into the emotional depths of their despair.

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CONTINENTAL ACCLAIM: Germany’s Fono Forum and Le Monde de la Musique in France give the film phenomenal star-studded reviews in March editions.
FIVE STAR REVIEW: In March’s issue of Classic FM Magazine The Full Monteverdi DVD gets a fantastic 5 Star review – “This brilliant film… demands to by seen”.
OBSERVER RECOMMENDS: In his think piece in The Observer (11/11/07) opera critic Peter Conrad recommends The Full Monteverdi DVD. To read full article click here.
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“Bouchardière’s verité-style direction, reminiscent of Kieslowski in its bold opening silence and unrelenting in emotional delivery, has the makings of an award winner”
Andrew Stewart Early Music Review
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