The Last Matinee

The Last Matinee (Spanish: Al morir la matinée) is a 2020 Spanish-language horror film directed by Maximiliano Contenti.[2] An international co-production of Uruguay and Argentina,[3] the film stars Luciana Grasso, Ricardo Islas, Julieta Spinelli and Franco Durán. It premiered in Uruguay in September 2020.[4]

The Last Matinee
Theatrical release poster
SpanishAl morir la matinée
Directed byMaximiliano Contenti
Written by
  • Manuel Facal
  • Maximiliano Contenti
Produced by
  • Maximiliano Contenti
  • Alina Kaplan
  • Lucía Gaviglio Salkind
Starring
  • Luciana Grasso
  • Ricardo Islas
  • Julieta Spinelli
  • Franco Durán
CinematographyBenjamín Silva
Edited bySantiago Bednarik
Music byHernán González
Production
companies
  • Yukoh Films
  • Pensa&Rocca Cine
  • La Gota Cine
Distributed byDark Star Pictures (North America)
Release date
  • 3 September 2020 (2020-09-03) (Uruguay)[1]
Running time
88 minutes
Countries
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Premise

On a stormy night in Montevideo in 1993, an engineering student named Ana takes over the duties of her father, a projectionist at a declining movie theatre, due to his ill health. Unbeknownst to her, the audience watching the film that she is running are being murdered by a black-gloved killer.[3][4]

Cast
  • Luciana Grasso as Ana[5]
  • Ricardo Islas as Come Ojos[5]
  • Julieta Spinelli as Anglea[5]
  • Franco Durán as Tomás[5]
  • Pedro Duarte as Mauricio[5]
  • Yuly Aramburu as Maria Julia
  • Hugo Blandamuro as Hugo
  • Daiana Carigi as Maite
  • Valeria Martínez Eguizabal as Diego's Mother
  • Lucas Fressero as Boy playing
  • Vladimir Knazevs as Goni
  • Juan Carlos Lema as Viejo
  • Fernán Moliv as Policeman
  • Patricia Porzio as Gabriela
  • Emanuel Sobré as Horacio

Production

Regarding the film's conception, Maximiliano Contenti stated that wanted to make a film that paid tribute to both Italian giallo films and American slasher films.[6] He added: "[...] I also wanted to pay tribute to the movie theater, to the ceremony of going to see a movie in a theater, to the dark, to the mystery that projections have, which is something we may be saying goodbye to."[6]

The film being shown in the theatre in which The Last Matinee is set is 2011's Frankenstein: Day of the Beast, directed by Ricardo Islas, who plays Come Ojos in The Last Matinee.[4][7]

Release

The Last Matinee premiered in Uruguay on 3 September 2020.[1][4] It screened at the Sitges Film Festival that same year.[8] It later screened at both Panic Fest and the Cleveland International Film Festival in April 2021.[4][8]

On 15 April 2021, it was announced that Dark Star Pictures has acquired the North American distribution rights to the film, in collaboration with horror outfit Bloody Disgusting.[9] The film is scheduled to be released in theatres in North America on August 6, 2021, before being released on video-on-demand, digital platforms, and DVD on August 24.[10][11]

Awards

The Last Matinee won the award for the Best Ibero-American Fantastic Film at the Curtas Festival do Imaxinario 2020. It was a candidate for Best Latin American Film at the 2020 Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[12]

References
  1. Yeste, Víctor (24 September 2020). "Tráiler de "Al Morir la Matinee", terror uruguayo". HelloFriki (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. Grater Prieto, Tom (10 June 2020). "Reel Suspects Boards Uruguayan Horror 'Al Morir La Matinee' Ahead Of Cannes Virtual Marche". Variety. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. Vázquez Prieto, Paula (25 November 2020). "Al morir la matinée: con los colores del giallo". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. Detwiler, Grace (14 April 2021). "Panic Fest '21: The Black-Gloved Killer Returns in Uruguyan Giallo Homage "The Last Matinee"". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - The Last Matinee". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. "El filme de terror uruguayo "Al morir la matinée" llega a la plataforma Cine.ar". Télam (in Spanish). 24 November 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. "The Last Matinee". Cleveland International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. Miska, Brad (15 April 2021). "Gore-Drenched 'The Last Matinee' Soaks a Horror Audience in Blood! [Bloody Disgusting x Dark Star Pictures]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. Grater, Tom (15 April 2021). "Sean Kleier Joins Netflix's 'Wedding Season'; Dark Star Buys 'The Last Matinee'; Gravitas Picks Up 'Eye Without A Face' – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. Lane, Carly (12 July 2021). "Exclusive: 'The Last Matinee' Trailer Reveals a Movie Theater Killer on the Loose". Collider. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  11. Miska, Brad (12 July 2021). "'The Last Matinee' Trailer Brings Gore Back to Theaters! [Bloody Disgusting x Dark Star Pictures]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. "Al morir la matinée - Mar del Plata International Film Festival". Mar del Plata International Film Festival. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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