Any film about Luciano Pavarotti must deliver the kind of experience that made him the most admired and recognised singer of his age. Pavarotti, directed by master storyteller Ron Howard, reaches this goal but in a surprising way. The film juxtaposes the singer’s messy personal life with his peerless musical achievement. Given a remarkable level of access to Pavarotti’s family and friends, Howard shot extensive interviews with his ex-wife, Andua Veroni, and their three daughters – Lorenza, Cristina, and Giuliana. A trace of bitterness is seen and heard in Andua’s recollections of her husband, while the daughters cannot hide the pain resulting from an often absent and philandering father.