

The Last New Year's Eve
1998-03-06 · 98 min · ★ 5.8
New year's eve at "The Islands" condos. An aging countess's party is crashed by the soccer team from her gigolo's town. While dressing for a dinner party, the wealthy Guilia discovers her husband's affair with her best friend and vows revenge. Next door, a family prepares their vintage Dodge for a drive through the streets. A call girl ties up a lawyer while, unbeknownst to him, three men await the right moment to break into his office. Across the hall, a woman downs pills in a lonely suicide attempt. Two young men hide out in a bedroom smoking dope; one of them has some dynamite. As midnight approaches, each group draws closer to grotesque tragedy.
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- Directors
- Marco Risi
- Production companies
- Sorpasso Film, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Presidenza del Consiglio del Ministri-Dipartimento dello Spettacolo, RAI
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Monica BellucciGiulia Giovannini
Francesca D'AlojaLisa Faraone
Marco GialliniEnzo Di Girolamo
Silvio VannucciFrancesco Calabrese
Mario PatanèGiulio Severati
Carmen GiardinaArianna Frescobaldi
Iva ZanicchiGina Carucci
Max MazzottaOssadipesce
Claudio SantamariaCristiano Carucci
Orazio StracuzziMario Cinque
Maria MontiScintilla Sinibaldi
Giuseppe FiorelloGaetano Malacozza
Adriano PappalardoMastino di Dio
Gianni FerreriPasquale Trecchia
Giovanna ReiCoticone Angela
Gea MartireWoman at the phone
Alessandro HaberRinaldi, Esq.Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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