The Last One for the Road: There May Never Be Another Time

Today on Face2Face Francesco Sossai and David Peck talk about his wonderfully warm, funny and quietly melancholic new film, The Last One for the Road. At its heart, it’s a road movie about three people who are each, in their own way, a little lost, in the landscape, in memory, and in a world that seems to be changing faster than they are. We talk about friendship, grief, nostalgia, freedom, the transformation of contemporary Italy, and what it means to live fully in the present. As Francesco puts it, perhaps the lesson is simple: “There may never be another time.”The Last One for the Road is Francesco Sossai’s warm, funny and quietly melancholic journey through the Italian countryside, following two aging petty criminals whose best days, at least in their minds, are somewhere behind them.When Carlobianchi and Doriano encounter Giulio, a shy young architecture student equally adrift in his own life, the unlikely trio sets off across the Venetian plains in search of an old friend’s buried money and, perhaps, something harder to recover. Drawing on the tradition of Commedia all’italiana, Sossai creates a film about friendship, memory, generational displacement and the places that once helped define us. Beneath its easygoing humour and wonderfully eccentric characters, The Last One for the Road asks what happens when the world around us changes faster than we do, and whether getting lost together might be one way of finding our way forward.Francesco Sossai is an Italian filmmaker and screenwriter whose work blends humour, melancholy and a deep interest in place, memory and the changing social landscape of contemporary Italy. His latest film, The Last One for the Road, is his second feature and explores friendship, generational dislocation and the feeling of becoming lost in a place that once felt familiar. Rooted in the landscapes of the Veneto region, Sossai’s filmmaking is marked by an affection for ordinary people, overlooked places and the complicated relationship between the past and the present.David Peck is a writer, speaker, and award-winning podcaster who works at the intersection of storytelling, social change, and meaningful dialogue. As the host of Face2Face and former host of Toronto Threads on 640 AM, he has published over 800 in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most compelling thinkers, artists and storytellers, including Viggo Mortensen, Sarah Polley, Raoul Peck, Werner Herzog, Chris Hadfield, David Cronenberg, Jason Issacs, Gillian Anderson and Wade Davis. With a background in philosophy and international development, David brings a thoughtful, globally aware perspective to every conversation. He’s a published author and experienced keynote speaker, known for creating spaces where complexity is welcomed and ideas come alive. Whether moderating panels, hosting live events, or speaking on issues ranging from ethics to media, David’s work is grounded in a deep curiosity about people. At heart, he simply loves good conversation and believes it’s one of the best ways we grow, connect, and make sense of the world.For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.