Waiting for the Moon

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Waiting for the Moon

PG

1987

1h 28m

Drama

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Writer Gertrude Stein (Linda Bassett) and Alice B. Toklas (Linda Hunt) are seen as they might have been in 1930s France.

Kurt Jacobsen

Chicago Reader

Stein and Toklas, this ain’t. And whoever the players are, they aren’t very engaging.

Rated: 1/4

May 9, 2022

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Walter Goodman

New York Times

''Waiting for the Moon'' drifts lazily, with the camera taking long rests on the faces of the principals.

May 21, 2003

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Bernard Welt

Washington Blade

With excellent supporting performances by Bernadette Lafont, Jacques Boudet, Bruce McGill, and Andrew McCarthy, and outstanding music. by Michael Sahl, Waiting for the Moon is clearly a labor of love for all involved.

May 24, 2022

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Lisa Ruddick

Sojourner

Highly textured exploration of some of the ways in which women love and help one another.

Aug 28, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Almost contemptuous of fact, this unconvincing lesbian romance opts for a soft, amorphous approach in depicting the elationship between the writer-emigre Gertrude Stein and longtime companion Alice B. Toklas.

Rated: C

Sep 19, 2006

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 2/5

Apr 9, 2004

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There is too much premature reverence in this film. The filmmakers have convinced themselves of the worthiness of these two characters -- but they've forgotten to convince the viewers.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Jill Godmilow

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Linda Hunt

Alice B. Toklas

Linda Bassett

Gertrude Stein

Andrew McCarthy

Henry Hopper

Jacques Boudet

Guillaume Apollinaire

Bernadette Lafont

Fernande Olivier

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Synopsis

Writer Gertrude Stein (Linda Bassett) and Alice B. Toklas (Linda Hunt) are seen as they might have been in 1930s France.

Director: Jill Godmilow
Producer: Sandra Schulberg
Screenwriter: Mark Magill
Production Co: American Playhouse Theatrical Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Apr 25, 2006
Runtime: 1h 28m