The Last Man on Earth (2011 film)

For other films with the same title, see The Last Man on Earth (1924 film) and The Last Man on Earth (1964 film).
For the television series, see The Last Man on Earth (TV series).
The Last Man on Earth

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti
Produced by Domenico Procacci
Screenplay by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti
Based on Nessuno mi farà del male 
by Giacomo Monti
Music by Valerio Vigliar
Cinematography Vladan Radovic
Edited by Clelio Benevento
Production
company
Fandango
Distributed by Fandango
Release dates
Running time
100 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian
Budget € 2.3 million

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.[1] The film premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival.

Cast

Production

Fandango produced the film in collaboration with Rai Cinema and the Toscana Film Commission. The production involved a budget of 2.3 million euro. Filming took place in Tuscany during 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 to 9 September.[4]

The film has been released on DVD and Blu-ray in Italy on 17 January 2012.

References

  1. 1 2 "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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