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The Wait

Play trailer 1:12 Poster for The Wait Released Apr 29, 2016 1h 40m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The story is minimal, but the imagery - and the hypnotic Binoche - are masterful. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member Apesar do tema rico, a abordagem superficial é superficial e cheia de clichês. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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