Laura Pausini - Resta in ascolto

What this video is

Released in September 2004 as the lead single from Pausini's eighth studio album, 'Resta in ascolto' marked a pivotal commercial and artistic moment in her career — it became her first Italian number-one single since her 1993 debut 'La solitudine.' The video's Los Angeles shoot reflected the album's ambitions as an international crossover product, released simultaneously in Italian and Spanish (as 'Escucha'), with…

Why it matters

This video is a canonical artifact of 2000s Italian pop's peak global export period. As the lead single from Pausini's most internationally successful studio album, it exemplifies the crossover between European adult contemporary production values and US-facing visual aesthetics. The 35mm format,…

The director

Born and raised in Italy, Paolo Monico is a New York-based filmmaker and member of the Directors Guild of America, as well as the Directors Unit at the Actors Studio in New York. He is an alumnus of the DGA Television Mentorship Program. His career spans…