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Wait Until Spring, Bandini

1989 · 100 min

A quiet, bittersweet coming-of-age story that immerses you in a struggling family's winter with tenderness and melancholy.

Directed by
Dominique Deruddere
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joe Mantegna, Ornella Muti, Faye Dunaway
Overview
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 ...

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Dominique Deruddere
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joe Mantegna, Ornella Muti, Faye Dunaway
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • politics
  • class
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Starring
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