Waiting for the Moon (film)

Waiting for the Moon
Theatrical poster
Directed byJill Godmilow
Written byMark Magill
Produced bySandra Schulberg
Starring
CinematographyAndré Neau
Edited byGeorges Klotz
Music byMichael Sahl
Production
companies
  • New Front Films
  • American Playhouse Theatrical Films
Distributed bySkouras Pictures
Release date
  • 6 March 1987 (1987-03-06)
Running time
88 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • United States
  • West Germany
LanguageEnglish
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

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

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes it has a rating of 43% based on reviews from 7 critics.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Waiting for the Moon". Box Office Mojo. 1987. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Waiting for the Moon". AllMovie. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Waiting for the Moon". FilmAffinity.
  4. ^ "Waiting for the Moon". TV Guide.
  5. ^ "Waiting for the Moon (1987)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
Awards
Preceded by Sundance Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic
1987 		Succeeded by