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.^[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	Fandango
Distributed by	Fandango
Release dates	September 8, 2011 (2011-09-08) (Venice Film Festival) September 9, 2011 (2011-09-09)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Budget	€ 2.3 million

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 it was released on 9 September.^[4] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Italy on 17 January 2012.^{[citation needed]}