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The Last Man on Earth is a 2011 Italian science fiction drama featuring a film directed by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti. Its original Italian title is L'ultimo terrestre, which means "The last earthling." The story follows a man with relational problems while aliens visit Earth.[1] The film premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.
| The Last Man on Earth | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gian Alfonso Pacinotti |
| Screenplay by | Gian Alfonso Pacinotti |
| Based on | Nessuno mi farà del male 2010 novel by Giacomo Monti |
| Produced by | Domenico Procacci |
| Cinematography | Vladan Radovic |
| Edited by | Clelio Benevento |
| Music by | Valerio Vigliar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fandango |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Budget | € 2.3 million |
Plot summary
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Cast
edit- Gabriele Spinelli as Luca Bertacci
- Anna Bellato as Anna Luini
- Luca Marinelli as Roberta
- Teco Celio as Giuseppe Geri
- Stefano Scherini as the American
- Roberto Herlitzka as Luca's father
- Paolo Mazzarelli as Walter Rasini
- Sara Rosa Losilla as alien
- Vincenzo Illiano as Gabriele Del Genovese
- Ermanna Montanari as Carmen
- Leonardo Taddei as Customer
Production
editFandango produced the film in collaboration with Rai Cinema and the Toscana Film Commission. The production involved a budget of 2.3 million euros. Filming took place in Tuscany for five weeks.[2]
Release
editTo market the film, a viral video was released on the Internet where the real RAI newsreader Maria Cuffaro announces that extraterrestrials have arrived on Earth.[3] The film premiered on 8 September 2011 in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.[1] Italian distribution is handled by Fandango, and the regular release is set for 9 September.[4]
The film has been released on DVD and Blu-ray in Italy on 17 January 2012.
References
edit- ^ a b "Venezia 68: L'ultimo terrenstre - Gian Alfonso Pacinotti (Gipi)". labiennale.org. Venice Biennale. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (2011-05-25). "Ultimo ciak per L'ultimo terrestre, opera prima del fumettista Gipi". cineuropa.org (in Italian). Cineuropa. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ Hooper, John (2011-08-08). "Italian alien film tries to ape Orson Welles radio play in web marketing". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ "L'ultimo terrestre". MyMovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2011-08-26.
External links
edit- Official website (in Italian)
- The Last Man on Earth at IMDb
- The Last Man on Earth at AllMovie
- The Last Man on Earth at the TCM Movie Database
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