Last Moments (1974)
Director: Mario Gariazzo
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Revolting tear-jerker about a child who dies (lingeringly but sweetly) of neglect after mum runs off and dad goes on an extended bat. A companion in awfulness to the same team's The Last Snows of Spring, it doesn't miss a manipulative trick, even ripping off the earlier film's bitter-sweet climax: there it was a last-ditch trip to the fairground, here it's the last-wish gratification of a trip to a circus.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Mario Gariazzo
Cast: Renato CestiƩ, James Whitmore, Marina Malfatti, Lee J Cobb, Maurizio Arena, Adolfo Celi, Cyril Cusack full cast
Duration: 106 mins
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