Wait Until Spring, Bandini
Wait Until Spring, Bandini is a 1989 film written and directed by Dominique Deruddere, based upon the novel by John Fante. The film received the André Cavens Award for Best Film and won three Joseph Plateau Awards.[1]
| Wait Until Spring, Bandini | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Dominique Deruddere |
| Produced by | Shay Cunliffe Tom Luddy Erwin Provoost Fred Roos |
| Screenplay by | Dominique Deruddere |
| Based on | Wait Until Spring, Bandini by John Fante |
| Starring | Joe Mantegna Faye Dunaway Burt Young |
| Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
| Cinematography | Jean-François Robin |
| Edited by | Ludo Troch |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Orion Classics |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | Belgium France Italy United States |
| Language | English |
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
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joe Mantegna | Svevo Bandini |
| Ornella Muti | Maria Bandini |
| Faye Dunaway | Mrs. Hildegarde |
| Michael Bacall | Arturo Bandini |
| Daniel Wilson | August Bandini |
| Alex Vincent | Federico Bandini |
| Burt Young | Rocco Saccone |
| Tanya Lopert | Sister Celia |
| Renata Vanni | Donna Toscana |
| Jean-Louis Sbille | Bank Employee |
Production
Parts of the film were shot in Orem and Ogden, Utah.[2]
References
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098615/awards
- 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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