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Two women wait for a young man who will never arrive. Debut feature from Italian wunderkind Piero Messina, who previously worked as assistant director on Paolo Sorrentino's Oscar-winning The Great Beauty.

There are films that are called dramas, but they are more like explorations of an emotion or a situation.

The Wait is such a film. Anna (Juliette Binoche) is a grief stricken mother. When the girlfriend (Lou de Laâge) of her son arrives expecting to meet him, Anna does not tell the girl that he is not coming.

The result is a beautifully performed situation with a gentle tension.

Jeanne (Lou de Laâge) and Anna (Juliette Binoche) in The Wait (courtesy Indigo Film)

Awards: Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt Amilcar de la critique, 72 Venice International Film Festival Special Mention FEDIC, Special Mention SIGNIS, Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola award (Student's prize).

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Just the facts: Title: The Wait aka L'attesa (2015) Written by: Luigi Pirandello (play) ; Giacomo Bendotti & Ilaria Macchia & Andrea Paolo Massara & Piero Messina (scr) Directed by: Piero Messina Running time: 99 mins Rating: M The Players: Juliette Binoche, Lou de Laâge, Giorgio Colangeli Official website: http://www.palacefilms.com.au/thewit Indigo Films IMDb entry For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database (IMDb). For the latest additions to Festivale, check out the change history section.

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