Monday Morning 5.19 - Monday Morning 5.19

What this video is

Released as Rialto's debut single in 1997 and re-released in widescreen form in 1998, 'Monday Morning 5.19' arrived at the tail end of the Britpop supercycle that had been dominated by Oasis, Blur and Pulp. Rialto occupied a more cinematic, psychologically complex niche — described by critic Neil McCormick as making 'carefully crafted, Beatlesque pop, with an epic, cinematic sound and slightly sinister lyrics.' The…

Why it matters

A defining artefact of the late Britpop/cinematic indie crossover moment (1997–1998), 'Monday Morning 5.19' demonstrates the genre's shift away from Madchester-influenced swagger toward sophisticated, narrative-driven pop with orchestral and film-score ambitions. The widescreen remix with Anne…

The director

Angus Giorgi (Angus Francesco Giorgi) is an Italian-Australian director, producer, editor and VFX artist based in the UK (Hastings). He started work in the film industry as a runner in 1982, producing commercials and music videos before moving into directing…