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Title: Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)
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3 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Joe Mantegna | ... | Bandini | |
| Ornella Muti | ... | Maria Bandini | |
| Faye Dunaway | ... | Mrs. Hildegarde | |
| Michael Bacall | ... | Arturo | |
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Daniel Wilson | ... | August |
| Alex Vincent | ... | Federico | |
| Burt Young | ... | Rocco | |
| Tanya Lopert | ... | Sister Celia | |
| Renata Vanni | ... | Donna Toscana | |
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François Beukelaers | ... | Mr. Helmer |
| Josse De Pauw | ... | Mr. Voss | |
| Natalie Gregory | ... | Rose | |
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Sean Baca | ... | Wally |
| Tyler Jane | ... | Gertie (as Rebecca Clark) | |
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Isabelle Soimaud | ... | Salvation Army Singer (as Isabelle Noah) |
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Rocklin Colorado, 1925. A hard cold winter. Young Arturo Bandini loves his father Svevo, his mother Maria and his brothers. Even though his bricklayer father wastes the little money he has in the Imperial Poolhall and his time with the rich American widow, Hildegarde. Even though his beautiful and pious mother lets his father get away with that, even if his little brother wets the bed. Arturo loves them all. He also loves to play baseball, even though he has to wait until spring. And he also loves the movies ... and Rosa. But she doesn't love him ... Written by Hannelore Goossens
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coming of age | child's point of view | bricklaying | baseball | family relationships |Genres:
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Arturo: [Federico pretends to cry] Shut up.
Federico: Let someone push your face through the window, see if you don't cry!
[pretends to cry again]
Bandini: Well? Why, did you push Federico's head through the window?
Arturo: I dunno, I just did it, that's all.
Bandini: And how do you know I won't knock your goddamn block off?
Maria Bandini: Svevo, Svevo, please...
Bandini: What do you want?
Maria Bandini: It was an accident. Boys will be boys.
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The director, Dominque Deruddere, had to go back to Belgium for a stamp on his working permit one day before shooting was due to begin. If he hadn't returned in time, Francis Ford Coppola (one of the executive producers) would have started shooting in his place until Deruddere returned to take over. See more »Quotes
Bandini: So, you pushed your brother's face through the window.Arturo: [Federico pretends to cry] Shut up.
Federico: Let someone push your face through the window, see if you don't cry!
[pretends to cry again]
Bandini: Well? Why, did you push Federico's head through the window?
Arturo: I dunno, I just did it, that's all.
Bandini: And how do you know I won't knock your goddamn block off?
Maria Bandini: Svevo, Svevo, please...
Bandini: What do you want?
Maria Bandini: It was an accident. Boys will be boys.
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 December 1989 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
John Fante's Wait Until Spring, Bandini See more »Company Credits
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Dusk Motion Pictures, Compagnie Cinématographique de France, Zoetrope Studios See more »
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The way in which the film was made,between hope and despair, with a black and heavy atmosphere, telling a woman which accepts all from her husband by love for his children, convinced me. Ornella Mutti, which is one of the most known Italian actress, is beautiful as always in her role of wife, Faye Dunaway, older than usual, is the perfect image of the black widow and Joe Montagna gives all of himself as leading actor. In spite of the time spent between my first and only vision and my vote (more than 10 years) I always have in memory the course of the action, and that is the proof of the quality of film made by a Belgian director, and for Belgium is yet a success.