"Binoche has such quiet grace; transfiguring quietly wordless moments of considerable power."
Boyd van Hoeij – The Hollywood Reporter
"Juliette Binoche once again proves she’s arguably the world’s greatest living actress"
Joshua Brunsting – CriterionCast
"Binoche conveys the many shades of grief
with her customary skill."
Lisa Nesselson - Screen international
Starring:
Juliette Binoche
Lou de Laâge
Giorgio Colangeli
I resisted playing a woman losing her child after Trois couleurs Bleu, because my experience with Kieslowski was so joyful. Somehow I wanted to protect that memory. But when I met with Piero Messina, there was such an intelligence in his eyes, and a will in his way of talking that I was really tempted to make his first film.”
Time Out - April '16
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Among the large rooms of an old villa marked by time, Anna (Juliette Binoche) spends her days in solitude. The rugged and beautiful Sicilian countryside surrounding the house isolates her while the slowly rising fog prevents the eye seeing any distance. Only the footsteps of Pietro, the handyman, break the silence.
And all of a sudden Jeanne appears, a young woman who claims to be the girlfriend of Giuseppe, Anna’s son. He invited her to Sicily to spend a few days’ holiday together. The two women do not know each other. Anna did not even know of Jeanne’s existence. And Giuseppe is not there. Where has he gone?
Soon, very soon he will return, is what Anna says. The days pass, the two women slowly get to know each other, they learn to wait. Easter is coming, in the village the traditional procession is being prepared. Will Giuseppe return one night?
Premiered at the 2015 Venice Film Festival, L’Attesa (The Wait) is the first film by Piero Messina who sought Juliette Binoche for her unique ability to express grief with a look or the slightest gesture.
Anna
Pietro
Jeanne
Giorgio
Paolo
Rosa
Giuseppe
Juliette Binoche
Giorgio Colangeli
Lou de Laâge
Domenico Diele
Antonio Folletto
Corinna Locastro
Giovanni Anzaldo
Directed by
Screenplay by
Produced by
Cinematography by
Film editing by
Casting by
Production design by
Piero Messina
Piero Messina
Andrea Paolo Massara
Ilaria Macchia
Giacomo Bendotti
Francesca Cima
Fabio Conversi
Francesca Cima
Nicola Giuliano
Jérôme Seydoux
Francesco Di Giacomo
Paola Freddi
Juliette Denis
Anna Maria Sambucco
Marco Dentici
Decors by
Costume design by
First assistant director
Production manager
Sound editing by
Production companies
In association with
With the support of
Laura Casalini
Maurizio Millenotti
Jacopo Bonvicini
Claudia Loprieno
Daniela Bassani
Marzia Cordò
Indigo Film
Barbary Films
Medusa Film
Pathé
Banca Nuova
Renato Ragosta Team Holding
Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe
a film by Piero messina
2015
Italian trailer
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French trailer
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Korean teaser
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Korean trailer
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US trailer
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The Making of L'Attesa (Italian)
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"Missing" by The XX
"Nocture 2" by Ben Lukas Boysen
Press kit
PDF - Italian
2015 553kb
Press kit
PDF - English
2015 1.4mb
Press kit
PDF - Portugese
2016 1.4mb
Press kit
PDF - French
2015 2.1mb
Flyer
PDF - English
2016 1.4mb
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