Waiting for the Moon (film)
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| Directed by | Jill Godmilow |
| Written by | Mark Magill |
| Produced by | Sandra Schulberg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | André Neau |
| Edited by | Georges Klotz |
| Music by | Michael Sahl |
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| Distributed by | Skouras Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $751,555[1] |
Waiting for the Moon is a 1987 internationally co-produced drama film starring Linda Hunt, Linda Bassett, Bernadette Lafont, Bruce McGill, Jacques Boudet and Andrew McCarthy.[2] The film was written by Mark Magill and directed by Jill Godmilow.[3]
Plot
[edit]Set in the 1930s, the film depicts Gertrude Stein and her lover and assistant Alice B. Toklas meeting Pablo Picasso and his lover Fernande Olivier, as well as the authors Ernest Hemingway and Guillaume Apollinaire.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Linda Hunt as Alice B. Toklas
- Linda Bassett as Gertrude Stein
- Bernadette Lafont as Fernande Olivier
- Bruce McGill as Ernest Hemingway
- Jacques Boudet as Guillaume Apollinaire
- Andrew McCarthy as Henry Hopper
Reception
[edit]On Rotten Tomatoes it has a rating of 43% based on reviews from 7 critics.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Waiting for the Moon". Box Office Mojo. 1987. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Waiting for the Moon". AllMovie. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "Waiting for the Moon". FilmAffinity.
- ^ "Waiting for the Moon". TV Guide.
- ^ "Waiting for the Moon (1987)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Waiting for the Moon at IMDb
- Waiting for the Moon, Facets Multimedia, YouTube
- Benson, Sheila (March 19, 1987). "Movie Review: Waiting For Moon' With Stein, Toklas". Los Angeles Times.
Categories:
- 1987 films
- 1987 drama films
- 1987 independent films
- 1987 LGBTQ-related films
- American independent films
- British independent films
- French independent films
- German independent films
- Cultural depictions of Gertrude Stein
- Cultural depictions of Ernest Hemingway
- English-language French films
- English-language German films
- Films about writers
- Lesbian-related films
- 1980s LGBTQ-related drama films
- Films set in the 1930s
- American Playhouse
- Sundance Film Festival award–winning films
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films
- 1980s British films
- 1980s French films
- American LGBTQ-related films
- British LGBTQ-related films
- French LGBTQ-related films
- English-language independent films
- LGBTQ-related independent films