AFM: Gabriele Albanesi's THE LAST HOUSE IN THE WOODS (IL BOSCO FUORI)
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Distribution rights for Gabriele Albanesi's The Last House in the Woods (Il bosco fuori) are to be offered for sale by Minerva Pictures Group s.r.l. at this year's American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California. The movie is scheduled to be screened at the Fairmont #4 on Saturday November 4th at 9:00 a.m., and at Le Merigot #2 on Sunday November 5th at 1:00 p.m.. It's scheduled to have what appears to be its world première at the Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest in Italy in early October.
The screenplay for The Last House in the Woods was written by Albanesi. The movie stars Daniela Virgilio as Aurora, Daniele Grassetti as Rino, Rino Diana as Antonio, Santa De Santis as Clara, David Pietroni as Cesare, Geremia Longobardo as Ginger, Cristiano Callegaro as Diego, Luigi Campi as Osvaldo, Valter Gilardoni as Emidio, Fabiano Malantrucco as Giulio, Francesco Lopez as Andrea, Elisabetta Rocchetti as Elena, and Enrico Silvestrin as Luca. Sergio Stivaletti was responsible for its special effects.
Here's a synopsis for The Last House in the Woods from the official website for the movie: "Aurora (Daniela Virgilio) and Rino (Daniele Grassetti) are two youngsters who decide to go look for a little privacy with their car in the woods one night. Unfortunately very soon a group of bullies (David Pietroni, Geremia Longobardo and Cristiano Callegaro) assaults them, and when everything seems lost, an older couple (Rino Diana and Santa De Santis) steps in and takes their defenses. Antonio and Clara, these are their names, invite Aurora and Rino to their house in the woods, to calm down and forget this bad moment. The two accept this kind invitation, soon to discover...."
Here's a synopsis for The Last House in the Woods from the back of the English-language sales poster for the movie: "It's a quiet evening in the woods. The air is stagnant still, and silence is a living thing that breathes among the trees. A young couple seeks a little solitude. A group of bullies threatens to invade their privacy, when two gentle souls step in to defend the frightened lovers. And all is once again quiet. Except that...."
For more information on The Last House in the Woods, see ScreenAnarchy's third, second, and first articles on it.
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The Last House in the Woods teaser trailer #2 (English subtitled; downloadable 4.6 MB MOV file)
The Last House in the Woods teaser trailer #1 (no dialogue; downloadable 3.8 MB WMV file)
The Last House in the Woods teaser trailer #1 (no dialogue; downloadable 2.2 MB MOV file)
The Last House in the Woods stills gallery (w/ 9 large JPEGs)
The Last House in the Woods English-language sales poster - front (180 KB JPEG)
The Last House in the Woods English-language sales poster - back (100 KB JPEG)
The Last House in the Woods Italian-language poster (164 KB JPEG)
The Last House in the Woods official website - English
The Last House in the Woods official website - Italian