The Last Man on Earth (2011 film)


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.
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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.

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. The film premiered on 8 September 2011 in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Italian distribution is handled by Fandango, and it was released on 9 September. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Italy on 17 January 2012.