Waiting for the Moon (film)

Waiting for the Moon
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Jill Godmilow
Written by	Mark Magill
Produced by	Sandra Schulberg
Starring	Linda Hunt Linda Bassett Bernadette Lafont Bruce McGill Jacques Boudet Andrew McCarthy
Cinematography	André Neau
Edited by	Georges Klotz
Music by	Michael Sahl
Production companies	New Front Films American Playhouse Theatrical Films
Distributed by	Skouras Pictures
Release date	6 March 1987 (1987-03-06)
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom France United States West Germany
Language	English
Box office	$751,555

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. The film was written by Mark Magill and directed by Jill Godmilow.

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.

Cast

• Linda Hunt as Alice B. Toklas
• Linda Bassett as Gertrude Stein
• Bernadette Lafont as Fernande Olivier
• Bruce McGill as Ernest Hemingway
• Jacques Boudet as Guillaume Apollinaire
• Andrew McCarthy as Henry Hopper

Reception

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

External links

• Waiting for the Moon at IMDb
• Waiting for the Moon, Facets Multimedia, YouTube
• Benson, Sheila (March 19, 1987). "Movie Review: Waiting For Moon' With Stein, Toklas". Los Angeles Times.