--- product_id: 16375893 title: "The Full Monteverdi" brand: "pano mastialan mooneyjohn la bouchardière" price: "270 kr" currency: DKK in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.dk/products/16375893-the-full-monteverdi store_origin: DK region: Denmark --- # The Full Monteverdi **Brand:** pano mastialan mooneyjohn la bouchardière **Price:** 270 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Full Monteverdi by pano mastialan mooneyjohn la bouchardière - **How much does it cost?** 270 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.dk](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/16375893-the-full-monteverdi) ## Best For - pano mastialan mooneyjohn la bouchardière enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted pano mastialan mooneyjohn la bouchardière brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Monteverdi's Fourth Book of Madrigals explores differing emotional states of abandoned lovers through the most dramatic and amazingly modern music for vocal ensemble. This film follows the simultaneous break-up of 6 couples from shocking revelation. Review 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 ## Images ![The Full Monteverdi - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61hKZOLVJ3L.jpg) ![The Full Monteverdi - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71gPspg2I3L.jpg) ![The Full Monteverdi - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51aUQ6jyOnL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Where Love Comes to Die *by G***O on Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2010* Where love comes to die.Several years ago I attempted to watch this film and couldn't make it to the first madrigal. I'm not kidding. Bored early this morning I decided to give it another shot and an entirely different reaction took place: overwhelmed. I've had a lifelong love of all things Monteverdi and the madrigal books were amongst the first works of his I fell for. Hard. The idea of setting Monteverdi's Fourth Book of Madrigals (complete) to a lip-synched film of modern couples breaking up in a posh London restaurant somehow just did not feel "right." This time through however, I got exactly what director John La Bouchardiere felt when he thought this a great idea for a short (hour long) film.While it isn't necessary to have visualizations for Monteverdi's grand excursion into love and loss to make their point - the music and word settings make their point(s) beautifully sans pictures, La Bouchardiere nonetheless achieves something beautiful and manages to capture the heartbreak by sharing the breakups of six couples occuring simultaneously in a single night.Through the use of changing camera lenses, lighting, filters and various techniques (most notably cineme verite) and brief flashback sequences, we see the couples loving and losing. We see them on camping trips, christenings, post love making (discretely, no nudity here) and feel their sense of elation and doom - all of which somehow gracefully compliment Monteverdi's difficult, often stunning harmonizations and beautifully sung polyphony. The richness of his a capella score, lays wide open the naked emotions with an often brutal power that LaBouchardiere captures with a sure and natural sense of timing, knowing where to place and leave his cameras, when to cut to a flashback, where to allow the reaction shots - all of it flowing in seamless rhythm with the music.The vocal ensemble I Fagiolini, paired with silent actors make up the entire cast all of whom hold the hour long film together as if their lives depended upon it. I Fagiolini approach the music powerfully and often full voiced as opposed to the delicacy frequently heard from many other early music groups. The result is an often thrilling (and raw) soundscape of theatricality unique in this style of music. The "sighing" quality so necessary in this music is not eliminated by such an approach but rather becomes a highlight because of the more complex dynamics and shadings of the ensemble. They're simply wonderful.I can imagine many (most?) might feel the same as I did when first trying to watch this, but - if you've got an hour and can open your heart to some of the most exquisite music ever written to being performed - to being the "script" for an oddly beautiful film, I strongly recommend this gem of a movie. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow! I feel drained. *by A***) on Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2008* One of the problems with listening to sung music on the radio or on CD is that unless one knows the language and can understand the words one loses out on the total experience. The composer has spent much time and effort trying to marry the music to the words; and that is often lost.That is certainly not a problem with this DVD, "The Full Monteverdi". Not only are there subtitles, but the acting by the whole ensemble leaves one in no doubt as to what is going on: the breaking-up of a relationship can be hell.The language of the sixteenth century Italian poetry is admittedly flowery and florid, but when married to the music of Monteverdi it becomes a very intense emotional experience. There are six couples (one singer and one actor) in a restaurant, in the throes of disintegrating relationships. The couples do not interact with each other -- they have enough to contend with, but the singing is as an ensemble. The camerawork and editing, along with the occasional flashback and outside scene add considerably to the excellent singing and acting.I had the mistaken impression that madrigals were about fun and frolic. Not so here. The emotion is raw and intense. But it feels true and it can be cathartic. Who knows, it might also help hold a relationship together.This is well worth experiencing. Very highly recommended ### ⭐⭐⭐ Three Stars to Denote Ambiguity *by G***O on Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2008* I could go either way on this staged version of Monteverdi's Fourth Book of Madrigals. I could say, sure, watch it once, just for the concept, especially if you've never quite captured the "affect" of late Renaissance poetry and music about love. Or I could say, avoid it at all costs, since the music is oddly truncated - polyphony stripped to one voice! - and the singing scarcely competes with what's available on CD from ensembles like La Venexiana and the Consort of Musicke. And the acting by the singers... either very impressive sincerity from people who really look like you and me, less than mannequin-perfect; or else unleavened dumpiness, cinema so close to verite that it's as false as reality TV.In any case, I doubt that I'll watch it twice. Let that stand as my advice to rent it, not buy it, if you have an urge to see/hear an interesting experiment. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.dk/products/16375893-the-full-monteverdi](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/16375893-the-full-monteverdi) --- *Product available on Desertcart Denmark* *Store origin: DK* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*