The Last Kiss (L'Ultimo bacio) (2001)
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73% of critics liked it
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76% of users liked it
(6,894 ratings)
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… More 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
- Directed By
- Gabriele Muccino
- Written By
- Gabriele Muccino
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 16, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- ThinkFilm
Critic Reviews
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Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
The film skates by on charm, wit and a firm belief that commitment is always the best choice.
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Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Although it gives us more characters than we can easily keep count of, it's hard to care about any of them.
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Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The lively appeal of The Last Kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy.
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Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
The movie does a good job of laying out some of the major issues that we encounter as we journey through life.
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Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Painted with broad strokes but with a palette of rich, colorful details.
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Cast
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Stefano Accorsi
as Carlo
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Giovanna Mezzogiorno
as Giulia
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Stefania Sandrelli
as Anna
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Marco Cocci
as Alberto
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Pierfrancesco Favino
as Marco
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Regina Orioli
as Arianna
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Giorgio Pasotti
as Adriano
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Claudio Santamaria
as Paolo
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Luigi Diberti
as Emilio
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Piero Natoli
as Michele
