The Last Man on Earth (2011 film)

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. 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.

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 the regular release is set for 9 September.

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