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Vivaldi et Moi Puts a Young Violinist at the Heart of Damiano Michieletto’s Film Debut

French reviews frame the period drama as a clear stance on women’s autonomy.

Overview

  • French outlets present the film as the opera director’s first feature, focused on a young musician’s push for independence rather than a traditional Vivaldi biopic.
  • The story unfolds at Venice’s Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage where girls trained in music performed behind screens for wealthy patrons.
  • Cecilia, a gifted violinist, resists an arranged marriage and finds artistic direction in Vivaldi’s teaching without a romance angle.
  • Critics highlight the film’s portrait of women constrained by social norms, echoing the director’s public shame that women’s independence is still trampled.
  • The release carries a MOANA FILMS 2026 credit, was first titled Primavera, and evokes a city where rival orphanages courted leading composers for Sunday Mass.