The Last One for the Road (Le città di pianura)

“Le città di pianura” follows Carlobianchi (Sergio Romano) and Doriano (Pierpaolo Capovilla), two aimless fifty-year-olds with a single obsession: chasing the last drink of the night. Their nocturnal wanderings across the endless Venetian plains take an unexpected turn when they encounter Giulio (Filippo Scotti), a shy architecture student. What begins as a chance meeting with these improbable mentors profoundly transforms Giulio’s view of the world, love, and the possibilities of the future.

Set against the vast, melancholic landscapes of the Veneto countryside, this road movie moves at the unpredictable pace of a hangover, blending humor, melancholy, and poetic reflection. Director Francesco Sossai’s vision captures a “lost generation”, exploring the tensions of men shaped by the economic boom of the 1970s yet disoriented by the crises of today. Carlobianchi and Doriano embody this generational drift, while Giulio represents a fading humanist ideal, navigating a world that offers few anchors. Together, their interactions explore friendship, longing, and the improbable ways life reshapes those willing to remain open to it. The original soundtrack by Krano, a Veneto singer-songwriter, enriches the film with fifteen tracks blending contemporary folk, post-rock, ambient textures, and lyrics in Veneto dialect, heightening its unique atmosphere.

Director Francesco Sossai • Producer Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa • Cinematographer Massimiliano Kuveiller • Screenwriter Francesco Sossai, Adriano Candiago • Editor Paolo Cottignola • Composer Krano • Principal Cast Filippo Scotti, Sergio Romani, Pierpaolo Capovilla, Roberto Citran, Andrea Pennacchi