| Wait Until Spring, Bandini | |
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 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Dominique Deruddere |
| Screenplay by | Dominique Deruddere |
| Based on | Wait Until Spring, Bandini by John Fante |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jean-François Robin |
| Edited by | Ludo Troch |
| Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
| Production company | Zoetrope Studios |
| Distributed by | Orion Classics |
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| Running time | 100 min. |
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| Language | English |
Wait Until Spring, Bandini is a 1989 film written and directed by Dominique Deruddere, based upon the novel of the same name by John Fante. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film and won three Joseph Plateau Awards.
Plot
The film follows the Bandini family as they struggle through hard times in 1920s Colorado. Unemployed and broke, Svevo Bandini (Joe Mantegna) tries to come up with the money his family needs to make it through the winter, while putting up with his difficult mother-in-law (Renata Vanni), his nervous wife (Ornella Muti), and his three young boys.
Principal cast
- Joe Mantegna as Svevo Bandini
- Ornella Muti as Maria Bandini
- Faye Dunaway as Mrs. Hildegarde
- Michael Bacall as Arturo Bandini
- Daniel Wilson as August Bandini
- Alex Vincent as Federico Bandini
- Burt Young as Rocco Saccone
- Tanya Lopert as Sister Celia
- Renata Vanni as Donna Toscana
- Jean-Louis Sbille as Bank Employee
Production
Parts of the film were shot in Orem and Ogden, Utah.
References
- "Wait Until Spring, Bandini – IMDb".
- D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
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- 1989 films
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- Films set in the 1920s
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- 1989 drama films
- Films scored by Angelo Badalamenti
- Films directed by Dominique Deruddere
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