Mario Franco

Between 1967 and 1977 Italian Art experiences a moment of glory on the international art scene. Art comes out from galleries and museums and becomes expression of social and political change. The film describes a period when Italy was the centre of international avant-garde.

In an attempt to revive old glories, Juan, a keen follower of the bolero has raised the idea of ​​a public concert: The Ultimate Bolero, in a majestic theater which can touch his soul and move his feet.. The Last Bolero brings us the life of a team of professional musicians in retirement seeking to organize a last concert that will create a great night, their last great night. Meet these great artists who want to take their last Bolero!

Naples, 1959. Pure Mathematics professor Renato Caccioppoli, Bakunin's grandson, is a tortured soul. Recently discharged from the psychiatric hospital, left by his wife, and increasingly disillusioned with academia and the Communist Party, he lives his last days with painful detachment.