L'ultimo bacio (2001)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Gabriele Muccino

Writers:

Gabriele Muccino (screenplay)
Gabriele Muccino (story)

Release Date:

2 February 2001 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Carlo's life is thrown into a tailspin when his longtime girlfriend Giulia announces she's pregnant...

Plot Keywords:

Responsibility | Marriage | Wedding | First Love | Love

Awards:

13 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Stefano Accorsi	...	Carlo
Giovanna Mezzogiorno	...	Giulia
Stefania Sandrelli	...	Anna
Marco Cocci	...	Alberto
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	Marco
Sabrina Impacciatore	...	Livia
Regina Orioli	...	Arianna
Giorgio Pasotti	...	Adriano
Daniela Piazza	...	Veronica
Claudio Santamaria	...	Paolo
Martina Stella	...	Francesca
Luigi Diberti	...	Emilio
Piero Natoli	...	Michele
Vittorio Amandola	...	Zio Mimmo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alberto Alemanno	...	Ragazzo Arianna
Carmelo Barbera	...	Padre Paolo
Lina Bernardi	...	Adele
Giulia Carmignani	...	Mariposa
Sergio Castellitto	...	Prof. Eugenio Bonetti
Bianca Cherici	...	Madre Francesca
Gianluca Chiaretti	...	Ginecologo
Emanuele Cincis	...	Matteo
Carmen Consoli
Marcello Daciano	...	Marco
Nino D'Agata	...	Concessionario d'auto
María Dolores Genolini
Susanna Javicoli	...	Luisa
Silvio Muccino	...	Ragazzo di Mariposa
Ines Nobili	...	Gemma
Adelaide Pizzi	...	Sveve a 8 anni
Elisabetta Rocchetti	...	Valeria
Bruna Rossi	...	Paziente Emilio
Vanessa Sampaolesi	...	Laura
Laura Stella Saporetti	...	Madre Mariposa
Giorgio Sgobbi	...	Direttore creativo
Giulia Steigerwalt	...	Ragazza Istituto francese
Federica Trucchia	...	Ragazza Alberto
Federico Zanchini	...	Ragazzo che corre

Also Known As:

One Last Kiss (USA)
The Last Kiss (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexuality and some drug use.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:(Banned) | Singapore:M18 | Italy:T | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Peru:14 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Company:

Fandango

Trivia:

The book Francesca tries to give to Carlo before he dumps her, is Herman Hesse's "Siddhartha".

Movie Connections:

References O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Soundtrack:

A Great Big World

Very good film, don't miss it!

Good for Gabrielle Muccino, who wrote and directed this film!. A very good film. The user comment I read in this board mentioned whether or not to take seriously the italian's temper or if the outbursts were meant to make people laugh. The answer (from my South-American Latin perspective) is...of course they were serious and very real!. We don't usually "hide" our feelings. If we feel angry, we show it! If we feel great, we show! When we laugh, we laugh out loud! When we love, we do it with passion! The film is very good. Martina Stella (the 18-yr old high school girl who falls in love with the 29-yr Marco) in her featured debut is very good, and simply delightful to watch, since she is actually very pretty and sexy.

I saw this film on DVD in the same session along with "Bella Martha" (also written/directed by a woman, Sandra Nettelbeck, check it out). Even when the latter is superior, "L'ultimo baccio" (Italian for "The Last Kiss") is nevertheless a very good film. This film mixes a first-rate modern cinematography with what used to be called "Italian realism" of the 50s and 60s. The mix is great and works fine.