Project Detail

The Full Monteverdi

Martin Poyner

Synopsis

Six couples meet in a restaurant. During their meals, the couples begin to break up. They reflect on better times and unrealised dreams but, by the next morning, only six abandoned lovers remain. The film is sung throughout with each couple formed of a singer and a silent actor. The music is by the celebrated Renaissance Italian composer, Claudio Monteverdi.

Details

Year: 2008
Type of film: Features
Running time: 60 mins
Format: HDCAM
Director: John La Bouchardiere 1st Feature
Producer: Ian Bouncer
Editor: Greg Browning
Screenwriter: John La Bouchardiere
Director of Photography: Nick Gordon-Smith
Production Designer: Chloe Lamford
Music: Claudio Monteverdi
Principal cast: Anna Crookes, Pano Masti, Carys Lane, Alan Mooney, Clare Wilkinson, Mark Denham, Nicholas Mulroy, Katharine Peachey, Matthew Brook, Anna Skye, Giles Underwood, Gina Peach

Genre

Music Drama Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Polyphonic Films

T +44 (0)117 9723 959

www.polyphonicfilms.com

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