The Last Man on Earth (2011 film)
{{Infobox film
| name = The Last Man on Earth
| image = Ultimoterrestre-poster.png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Gian Alfonso Pacinotti
| producer = Domenico Procacci
| screenplay = Gian Alfonso Pacinotti
| based_on = {{Based on|Nessuno mi farà del male
2010 novel|Giacomo Monti}}
| music = Valerio Vigliar
| cinematography = Vladan Radovic
| editing = Clelio Benevento
| studio = Fandango
| distributor = Fandango
| released = {{Film date|2011|9|8|Venice Film Festival|2011|9|9}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| budget = € 2.3 million
| gross =
}}
The Last Man on Earth is a 2011 Italian science fiction drama 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. The film premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.
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.{{Cite web|last=Scarpa|first=Vittoria|date=2011-05-25|url=http://cineuropa.org/2011/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=it&did=204173|title=Ultimo ciak per L'ultimo terrestre, opera prima del fumettista Gipi|language=Italian|work=cineuropa.org|publisher=Cineuropa|accessdate=2011-08-26}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Hooper|first=John|date=2011-08-08|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/08/italy-alien-film-news-reader|title=Italian alien film tries to ape Orson Welles radio play in web marketing|work=The Guardian|accessdate=2011-08-26}} The film premiered on 8 September 2011 in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/lineup/off-sel/venezia68/ultimo-terrestre.html|title=Venezia 68: L'ultimo terrenstre - Gian Alfonso Pacinotti (Gipi)|work=labiennale.org|publisher=Venice Biennale|accessdate=2011-08-26}} Italian distribution is handled by Fandango, and it was released on 9 September.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mymovies.it/film/2012/lultimoterrestre/|title=L'ultimo terrestre|language=Italian|work=MyMovies.it|accessdate=2011-08-26}} The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Italy on 17 January 2012.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.ultimoterrestre.it Official website] {{in lang|it}}
- {{IMDb title|2006781|The Last Man on Earth}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=866962}}
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