Italy / Sep 09, 1988 / Venice Film Festival

A Tale of the Wind (1989)
Directed by Joris Ivens, Marceline Loridan-Ivens
1h 20minruntime
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Plot
It is an autobiographical fiction starring Ivens as an old man who has spent his life trying to "tame the wind and harness the sea" by capturing them on film.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Zou Qiaoyu | |
| Paul Sergent | |
| Liu Hongyiu | Self - Interpreter (uncredited) |
| Marceline Loridan-Ivens | Self (uncredited) |
| Henxiang Han |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
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| Additional photography | Li Zexiang, Patrice Guillou, Nathalie Mauger, William Watterlot, Wang Wenhua, Laurent Chevallier, Christian Fournié, Bai Kunyi, Thierry Arbogast, Jacques Loiseleux |
| Production design | Zhang Zebin, Zhao Jinsheng, Christian Marti |
| Art direction | Zhang Zebin, Zhao Jinsheng, Christian Marti |
| Set decoration | Zhang Zebin, Zhao Jinsheng, Christian Marti |
| Music | Michel Portal, Jean Umansky, Sarah Taouss Matton, Jean Gargonne, Dominique Dalmasso, Dominique Vieillard, Alain Rosenfeld, Laurent Lévy, François Lepeuple |
| Sound | Jean Umansky, Sarah Taouss Matton, Jean Gargonne, Michel Portal, Dominique Dalmasso, Dominique Vieillard, Alain Rosenfeld, Laurent Lévy, François Lepeuple |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Jun 29, 1989 / West Germany
Canada / Sep 15, 1989 / Toronto International Film Festival
United States / Sep 25, 1989 / New York Film Festival
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Czechia / Apr 16, 2002 / One World Film Festival
Greece / May 17, 2006 / Ecocinema Festival
China / Dec 08, 2024 / Hainan Island International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Jan 25, 1991
Greece / Mar 28, 2010 / Greek Film Archive
Theatrical release
France / Mar 19, 1989
Italy / Jun 28, 1990
Japan / Jun 29, 1990
Sweden / Sep 14, 1990
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Uruguay / May 29, 2015
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