The Last Movie Painter
An exciting journey into the world of Renato Casaro. Undeniably one of the most important illustrators that the world’s film industry has ever had. Casaro unrolls sketches, memories, posters and personal emotions about the golden age of Italian cinema and its characters. In addition to his life story, Casaro shares extraordinary tales of a world that no longer exists, leaving us with an intense feeling of nostalgia.
Original title: L'ultimo Uomo che Dipinse il Cinema
International title: The Last Movie Painter
Country: Italy
Duration: 52/90
Language: Italian
Director: Walter Bencini
Production company: Insekt Film, Red Velvet (producers), Berta Film (executive producer)
Born in the city of Treviso, Renato Casaro is the most important illustrator the world’s film poster industry has ever had. He has worked with the most important directors of all time: from John Huston to Sergio Leone, from Claude Lelouch to Dario Argento, from Rainer Werner Fasbinder to Bernardo Bertolucci, from Giuseppe Tornatore to Kevin Costner,from Martin Scorsese to Francois Truffaut, to name a few. His memorable posters were designed to enclose in an image the spirit of the work, the soul of the director, the profile of the main actor, becoming a single fragment of the film as a whole. To this day, Casaro remains a fundamental part of the history of cinema, having painted over 1000 illustrations for the film industry.
Festivals:
Domestic Premiere – Trieste Film festival 2020
International Premiere – Sitges Film Festival 2020
David di Donatello nominee 2021
Sudestival 2020
RIFF Russia Italia Film Festival 2020
Italian Film festival USA 2020
Mescalito Biopic Fest 2020
Splat film festival 2020
Visioni Incontra – Selected Project 2018
Awards:
Best Documentary and Jury Award at iFest International Film Festival 2020
Best Documentary at Filmmaker Day 2020