The Last Chapter (film)

The Last Chapter
FrenchLa dernière séance
Directed byGianluca Matarrese
Written byGianluca Matarrese
Nico Morabito
Produced byGiovanni Donfrancesco
StarringBernard Guyonnet
CinematographyGianluca Matarrese
Edited byGianluca Matarrese
Giovanni Donfrancesco
Giorgia Villa
Music byCantautoma
Production
companies
Altara Films
Bocalupo Films
Release date
  • September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11) (Venice)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesFrance
Italy
LanguageFrench

The Last Chapter (French: la dernière séance) is a French-Italian documentary film, directed by Gianluca Matarrese and released in 2021.[1] The film is a portrait of Bernard Guyonnet, a gay man in Paris, France, who is entering retirement and pondering his legacy as a person still scarred by having lost two partners to HIV/AIDS in his younger days.[2]

The film premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, where it was named the winner of the Queer Lion.[3]

References

  1. ^ Camillo De Marco, "Review: The Last Chapter". Cineuropa, 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ Teresa Vena, "Gianluca Matarrese • Director of The Last Chapter". Cineuropa, 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ Davide Abbatescianni, "The 78th Venice Film Festival announces the winners of its parallel awards". Cineuropa, 11 September 2021.
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