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L'attesa

  • 20152015
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 40m
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6.5/10
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Juliette Binoche in L'attesa (2015)
A mother unexpectedly meets her son's fiance at a villa in Sicily and gets to know her as she waits for her son to arrive.
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A mother unexpectedly meets her son's fiancée at a villa in Sicily and gets to know her as she waits for her son to arrive.A mother unexpectedly meets her son's fiancée at a villa in Sicily and gets to know her as she waits for her son to arrive.A mother unexpectedly meets her son's fiancée at a villa in Sicily and gets to know her as she waits for her son to arrive.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
2.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
23,331
1,335
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    • Director
      • Piero Messina
    • Writers
      • Giacomo Bendotti
      • Ilaria Macchia
      • Andrea Paolo Massara
    • Stars
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Giorgio Colangeli
      • Lou de Laâge
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Piero Messina
    • Writers
      • Giacomo Bendotti
      • Ilaria Macchia
      • Andrea Paolo Massara
    • Stars
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Giorgio Colangeli
      • Lou de Laâge
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 9 nominations

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    International Trailer
    Trailer 1:14
    International Trailer
    L'Attesa - Official U.S. Trailer
    Trailer 1:15
    L'Attesa - Official U.S. Trailer
    L'Attesa - Clip
    Clip 2:36
    L'Attesa - Clip

    Photos24

    Juliette Binoche in L'attesa (2015)
    Juliette Binoche and Lou de Laâge in L'attesa (2015)
    Juliette Binoche and Lou de Laâge in L'attesa (2015)
    Juliette Binoche and Lou de Laâge at an event for L'attesa (2015)
    Juliette Binoche, Giorgio Colangeli, Piero Messina, Lou de Laâge, Domenico Diele, and Antonio Folletto at an event for L'attesa (2015)
    Lou de Laâge at an event for L'attesa (2015)
    Juliette Binoche at an event for L'attesa (2015)
    Juliette Binoche and Piero Messina at an event for L'attesa (2015)
    Lou de Laâge at an event for L'attesa (2015)
    Domenico Diele at an event for L'attesa (2015)
    Giorgio Colangeli at an event for L'attesa (2015)
    Juliette Binoche, Piero Messina, and Lou de Laâge at an event for L'attesa (2015)

    Top cast

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    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Anna Remigi
    Giorgio Colangeli
    Giorgio Colangeli
    • Pietro
    Lou de Laâge
    Lou de Laâge
    • Jeanne
    Domenico Diele
    Domenico Diele
    • Giorgio
    Antonio Folletto
    Antonio Folletto
    • Paolo
    Corinna Locastro
    Corinna Locastro
    • Rosa
    • (as Corinna Lo Castro)
    Giovanni Anzaldo
    Giovanni Anzaldo
    • Giuseppe Remigi
    • Director
      • Piero Messina
    • Writers
      • Giacomo Bendotti
      • Ilaria Macchia
      • Andrea Paolo Massara
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      "L'attesa" is a period of time whose duration is unknown and therefore it symbolizes a real act of faith. In this case, this act for Anna and Jeanne consists in waiting for the return of Giuseppe, the son of Anna and Jeanne's boyfriend, with the difference that the first knows the truth, while the second lives in the mystery. The return of Giuseppe takes on the meaning of a miracle. The song "Waiting for the miracle" emphasizes this detail.
    • Goofs
      About one half hour into the movie Binoche cracks an egg into a frying pan, thereby breaking the yolk. However, when she serves it to her son's girlfriend the yolk is whole.
    • Quotes

      Anna Remigi: Jealousy means that there is still desire.

    • Soundtracks
      Orchestral Loop
      Music by Ben Lukas Boysen

      Published by Erased Tapes Music

    User reviews13

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    This is an intelligent piece of cinema that will benefit from multiple viewing.
    Anna's house is in mourning. As the mirrors are covered and the doors a locked, an unexpected guest walks through the front door. It's Jeanne, the girlfriend of her son, who had arrived to spend the Easter with him and his family. Seeing the opportunity to take her mind of her sadness Anna embraces Jeanne with all hear heart. But as the days go by, and her son does not appear, will she be able to tell Jeanne the terrible truth?

    Piero Messina – assistant director of the Italian Oscar winner Great Beauty, creates a movie full of symbolism. With every frame holding some sort of meaning, the film is beautiful and deep, like the Sicilian lake on the border of which the story takes place.

    THE WAIT is quite a cinematic journey for a small film, which is basically focused on two performances. Playing with themes of resurrection, the movie unravels to us the picture of grief, and by the end it will stand before us, truly exposed, just like unveiled statue of Virgin Mary in the final scenes.

    Juliette Binoche is a great performer and she has an interesting role here. Her Anna is deeply damaged but climbing to life, finding a relief in her son's girlfriend's visit. For young and charismatic Lou de Laage in the role of Jeanne this is a big step up from her previous roles of troubled teenagers and shows just how much she grew up as an actor.

    Focusing on the developing friendship between the two very different women, the movie always balances on the edge, where a few words can end everything.

    With its beautiful imaginary and haunting score, THE WAIT is still not an easy experience, but it has the charm of a dark fairy tale and quickly draws you in. This is an intelligent piece of cinema that will benefit from multiple viewing.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 29, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Indigo Film (Italy)
      • Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Wait
    • Filming locations
      • Italy
    • Production companies
      • Indigo Film
      • Barbary Films
      • Medusa Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €3,200,850 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $55,804
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,686
      • May 1, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,010,766
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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