HoleHead: Gabriele Albanesi's THE LAST HOUSE IN THE WOODS (IL BOSCO FUORI)
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Gabriele Albanesi's The Last House in the Woods (Il bosco fuori) is set to have what appears to be its North American première at Another Hole in the Head (HoleHead) in San Francisco, which runs from June 1st to 14th. The movie is scheduled to have its U.K. première at Cine-Excess in London on May 5th at 1:20 p.m. (13:20); Albanesi is expected to attend. It apparently is set to be screened at the Salento Fear Fest in Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy, which runs from May 24th to 30th. Epcott Co. Ltd. (K.K. Epukotto) is scheduled to release it on sale DVD (ALCD-0096; NTSC, region 2, Italian w/ Japanese subtitles) in Japan on May 25th, under the title "Italian Chainsaw" ("Itarian Chênsô"); the DVD is available for pre-order from ScreenAnarchy affiliate YesAsia.com (Hong Kong) Ltd..
Distribution rights for The Last House in the Woods are to be offered for sale by Minerva Pictures Group s.r.l. at this year's Marché du Film in Cannes, which runs from May 16th to 26th. The movie had what appears to have been its world première at the Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest in Italy on October 6th of last year.
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 description of The Last House in the Woods from the website of Sci-Fi-London: "Chainsaws, continental chavs and cannibalistic children - the Italian splatter movie is back! ¶ Aurora and Rino are making out in the woods when a local gang assaults them. Just when everything seems lost, an older couple, Antonio and Clara, step in to save the day. ¶ They invite Aurora and Rino to their house in the woods to calm down. The two accept this kind invitation, only to discover it was the worst decision they could have made. ¶ With references to the seventies shockers such as LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (1972) and THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977), this film is a dark, hard edged horror, while the film's style and themes betray a debt to Italian gore classics such as BAY OF BLOOD (1970) and the films of Dario Argento."
For more information on The Last House in the Woods, see ScreenAnarchy's seventh, sixth, fifth, fourth, third, second, and first articles on it.
Those who are interested in The Last House in the Woods may also wish to read the ScreenAnarchy articles on Frank W. Montag's Slasher, Mariano Peralta's Snuff 102, and Pascal Laugier‘s Martyrs.
The Last House in the Woods teaser trailer #2 (Italian w/ English subtitles; downloadable 4.6 MB MOV file)
The Last House in the Woods teaser trailer #2 (Italian w/ English subtitles; downloadable 5 MB WMV 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 official website
Epcott: The Last House in the Woods Japanese sale DVD
YesAsia.com: The Last House in the Woods Japanese sale DVD
Sci-Fi-London: The Last House in the Woods
GOMORRAHY.com: The Last House in the Woods (w/ trailers, stills, etc.)
