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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.

Plot summary

Cast

  • 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

Fandango 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

To 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

  1. ^ a b "Venezia 68: L'ultimo terrenstre - Gian Alfonso Pacinotti (Gipi)". labiennale.org. Venice Biennale. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Hooper, John (2011-08-08). "Italian alien film tries to ape Orson Welles radio play in web marketing". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  4. ^ "L'ultimo terrestre". MyMovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2011-08-26.

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