L'ultima donna (1976)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Marco Ferreri

Writers:

Rafael Azcona (screenplay)
Marco Ferreri (dialogue)

Release Date:

21 April 1976 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Love. Hate. Loneliness. Humor. Sensuality. Nothing will prepare you for the devastating climax.

Plot Keywords:

Self Mutilation | Custody Battle | Male Female Relationship | Castration | Machismo

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	Gerard
Ornella Muti	...	Valerie
Michel Piccoli	...	Michel
Renato Salvatori	...	Rene
Giuliana Calandra	...	Benoite
Zouzou	...	Gabrielle (as Zou Zou)
Nathalie Baye	...	La fille aux cerises (as Natalie Baye)
Daniela Silverio	...	L'amica della 'Marilyn' di Michele
Vittorio Fanfoni	...	Il flic coi cani
Guerrino Totis	...	Il fuoriuscito cileno
Benjamin Labonnelie	...	Pierino
Solange Skyden	...	La guardarobiera al night club
Carole Perle	...	Amica di Gabrielle
David Biggani	...	Pierrot

Also Known As:

La dernière femme (France)
The Last Woman (International: English title)

Runtime:

112 min | France:108 min (cut)

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 (1976) (cut) | Sweden:15 | USA:X | Norway:(Banned) (1977-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Flaminia Produzioni Cinematografiche

Famous for all the wrong reasons. A good look at Creteil from the eyes of an odd personality of Italian cinema.

After having attended a film festival in Creteil (a posh suburb of Paris), I accidentally got a chance to watch "La derniere femme" on big screen. This invigorating experience took me in a not so distant past to a nice place called Creteil circa 1976. I was much too thrilled to have known Creteil through the vision of a maverick filmmaker Marco Ferreri for which he teamed with his regular partner Rafael Azcona. La dernière femme is a film which will easily please people of varied tastes. It can be liked by feminists,admirers of actors Depardieu and Ornella Muti and supporters of a highly unconventional filmmaker Marco Ferreri. The essential charm of this film lies in Creteil and its high rise buildings.Some of them are occupied by the likes of Depardieu and Muti.There is Michel Piccoli too who lends credible support to the narrative pattern. During my viewing of this film I did not mind at all watching a small kid act alongside Depardieu and Muti.I doubt as to how this can be true of other viewers who might find such a move harmful for young minds. Watch it to explore other films by Marco Ferreri.