6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)
Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1989)
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 ...
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.3
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 ...
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative resolution emphasizes the enduring strength of the traditional family unit, personal reconciliation, and the role of faith in overcoming hardship, aligning its dominant themes with conservative values.
The movie features casting that is authentic to its source material, depicting an Italian-American family without intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on the family's struggles during the Great Depression, without critically portraying traditional identities or centering explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays the Italian-Catholic faith of the Bandini family with respect and sympathy, particularly through the mother's unwavering devotion. It depicts faith as a source of strength and cultural identity amidst poverty and hardship, without condemning the religion itself despite characters' personal struggles.
The film 'Wait Until Spring, Bandini' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is entirely focused on the heterosexual relationships and family struggles of the Bandini family during the Great Depression, rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal as not applicable.
The film 'Wait Until Spring, Bandini' does not contain any discernible transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on a struggling Italian-American family and their personal challenges, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of John Fante's novel, and character analysis reveals no instances where a character's established gender from the source material was altered in the screen portrayal.
The film adapts John Fante's novel, depicting an Italian-American family. The characters, canonically established as white, are portrayed by white actors in the film, aligning with their original racial depiction. No character's race was altered from the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.3
Critic Ratings
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