Waiting for the Moon is a 1987 internationally co-produced drama film starring Linda Hunt, Linda Bassett, Bernadette Lafont, Bruce McGill, Jacques Boudet and Andrew McCarthy. The film was written by Mark Magill and directed by Jill Godmilow. Plot Set in the 1930s, the film depicts Gertrude Stein and her lover and assistant Alice B. Toklas meeting Pablo Picasso and his lover Fernande Olivier, as well as the authors Ernest Hemingway and Guillaume Apollinaire. Cast Linda Hunt as Alice B. Toklas Linda Bassett as Gertrude Stein Bernadette Lafont as Fernande Olivier Bruce McGill as Ernest Hemingway Jacques Boudet as Guillaume Apollinaire Andrew McCarthy as Henry Hopper Reception On Rotten Tomatoes it has a rating of 43% based on reviews from 7 critics. References External links Waiting for the Moon, Facets Multimedia, YouTube 1987 films 1987 drama films 1987 independent films 1987 LGBT-related films American independent films British independent films French independent films German independent films Cultural depictions of Gertrude Stein Cultural depictions of Ernest Hemingway English-language French films English-language German films Films about writers Lesbian-related films LGBT-related drama films Films set in the 1930s American Playhouse Sundance Film Festival award winners 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s British films 1980s French films