The Wait

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The Wait

Released Apr 29, 2016

1h 40m

Drama

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A young woman (Lou de Laâge) waits for the arrival of her boyfriend (Giovanni Anzaldo) in Sicily, but the man's grieving mother (Juliette Binoche) does not tell her that he is dead.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Full of striking images, especially of Catholic rituals and darkened, palatial rooms backlit with despair. But the core concept is kind of stupid.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 7, 2016

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

The Wait is a wait, largely for anything to happen, or to clarify or resolve. In the meantime, Messina, himself Sicilian, offers us various forms of beauty and a touch of madness, set in a large, dark, empty Sicilian villa.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 1, 2016

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

The consolation for having to sit silently urging him to get on with it lies in watching two fine actresses at work.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 29, 2016

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“L’attesa” is a challenge. It requires patience and a willingness to look beyond a mere surface impression.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Grief is one of those emotions that does not have a symptomatic timetable or a measured story arc. It seeps and festers on its own time and The Wait moves with similar apathy.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 8, 2022

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Andiee Paviour

Nobody's Reading This But Me

From its first frame, director Piero Messina's bleak drama is awash with sorrow.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 14, 2021

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The story is minimal, but the imagery - and the hypnotic Binoche - are masterful.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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a pensive bone-chilling wait, for the truth, and closure... a tad too well-acted by the "strange" mom

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Binoche delivered a stellar performance of love lost. I would have given another star if they had an equally good soundtrack like a soulful cello solo.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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So slow it was frustrating and boring. Did the director even watch this shite of a movie?

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Apesar do tema rico, a abordagem superficial é superficial e cheia de clichês.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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C'è del cinema in Piero Messina: lo si vede dalla bellezza della fotografia, dall'uso delle musiche, dall'eleganza del montaggio di alcune sequenze. Ma con tutte le meravigliose storie che il mondo può offrire a un cineasta che ha il privilegio di esordire con il suo primo film, perché chiudersi in questa villa?Perché decidere di raccontare questo rapporto che parte da basi intriganti ma che poi non esplode mai? Un ingenuo, esile, noioso e brutto film d'autore. Però sono convinto che Messina possa fare - con altro materiale e meno inutile pensosità - dell'ottimo Cinema.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Synopsis

A young woman (Lou de Laâge) waits for the arrival of her boyfriend (Giovanni Anzaldo) in Sicily, but the man's grieving mother (Juliette Binoche) does not tell her that he is dead.

Director: Piero Messina
Producer: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori
Screenwriter: Giacomo Bendotti, Ilaria Macchia, Andrea Paolo Massara, Piero Messina
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Indigo Films, Medusa Film
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.4K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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