Last Kiss

Theatrical Release Date: 2002 08 02 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 786936232172

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Adult Language, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Parenthood stirs up a wealth of mixed emotions in this drama from Italy. Carlo (Stefano Accorsi) and Giulia (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) are a couple in their late twenties who realize they've crossed the final threshold into adulthood when Giulia discovers she's going to have a baby. Even though Carlo has already settled down, he sees parenthood as the first step towards becoming the sort of middle-class suburbanite he's never respected, and he's not happy about it. Carlo's friends are also having mixed feelings about the onset of maturity: Adriano (Giorgio Pasotti) can't decide if he should go through with his marriage to Livia (Sabrina Impacciatore), Paolo (Claudio Santamaria) is trying to find a way out of going into business with his father, and Alberto (Marco Cocci) seems to be waging a one-man war against monogamy by seducing as many women as possible. Meanwhile, Giulia is having her own misgivings about parenthood, and her mother Anna (Stefania Sandrelli) is torn between happiness for her daughter and dread that she's now old enough to be a grandmother; Anna's malaise isn't eased by the lack of compassion shown by her husband (Luigi Diberti). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy Drama

Awards: Best European Actress – European Film Academy World Cinema Audience Award – Sundance Film Festival

Features: ccOriginal Italian language track
English. French and Spanish subtitles
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
Widescreen (1.85:1) - enhanced for 16 x9 televisions

Last Kiss

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 11/11/2003

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD Dolby Digital

Runtime: 118 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Something Missing [5:43]
2. Looking for Love? [8:21]
3. A Crisis Coming [10:53]
4. When Things Go Wrong [5:58]
5. Time to Leave [7:05]
6. Joy and Sadness [8:06]
7. A Cactus with Thorns [8:26]
8. Cape Town to Sydney [4:33]
9. Fighting Fidelity [7:24]
10. Feeling Alive [9:59]
11. Finally Free? [10:08]
12. Going Back [6:03]
13. Normality and Stasis [9:57]
14. Time to Grow Up [8:09]
15. Is This Happiness? [2:33]
16. End Credits [4:35]

Todd Kristel

Shallow, shrill, intermittently entertaining and about a half hour too long, The Last Kiss is a middling film that is neither terrible nor particularly good. The characters and their problems are predictable, their portrayals tend to be too broad, and the film offers little insight into their lives beyond what's already obvious. Perhaps that's why the filmmakers overcompensated with heavy-handed theatrics; you don't have to wait long until someone shouts, bitches, slams a phone, bursts into an office, or otherwise indicates that they're upset. Fortunately, performances such as Giovanna Mezzogionco as Giulia and Stefania Sandrelli as Anna add some poignancy and emotional depth to the film, although Stefano Accorsi's portrayal as Carlo seems somewhat superficial (even beyond the superficiality of the character himself). Unfortunately, the movie doesn't have much to offer besides a few good performances and some quality steadicam work. ~ Todd Kristel, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Domenico Procacci  Producer 
Paolo Buonvino  Composer (Music Score) 
Gabriele Muccino  Director 
Gabriele Muccino  Screenwriter 
Stefano Accorsi  Actor 
Giovanna Mezzogiorno  Actor 
Stefania Sandrelli  Actor 
Marco Cocci  Actor 
Pierfrancesco Favino  Actor 
Regina Orioli  Actor 
Giorgio Pasotti  Actor 
Claudio Santamaria  Actor 
Luigi Diberti  Actor 
Piero Natoli  Actor 

Country: Italy