A Tale of the Wind (1989)
1h 20m
Running Time
March 19, 1989Release Date
A Tale of the Wind (1989)
1h 20m
Running Time
March 19, 1989Release Date
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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.
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Cast & Crew.

Joris Ivens
Self / Director / Screenplay / Dialogue

Liu Zhuang

Wang Delong

Wang Hong

Fu Dalin

Liu Guilian

Chen Zhijian

Zou Qiaoyu

Paul Sergent

Liu Hongyiu
Self - Interpreter (uncredited) / Translator

Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Self (uncredited) / Director / Presenter / Screenplay / Dialogue / Executive Producer

Geneviève Louveau
Editor

Elisabeth D.
Additional Writing

Jean Umansky
Sound / Sound Effects

Michel Portal
Music

Jacques Zajdermann
Production Director

Meyer Berreby
Production Director

Zhang Jinhua
Production Director

Wu Menbing
Production Director

Yao Chengzhang
Location Manager

Zhu Haifeng
Location Manager

Wu Baolai
Location Manager

Jacqueline Haby
Administration

Yves Jeanneau
Delegated Producer

Sara Perset
Production Assistant

Alain Tasma
Assistant Director

Nicolas Philibert
Assistant Director

Jean Gargonne
Sound Editor

Sarah Taouss Matton
Sound Editor

Laurent Chevallier
Camera Operator

Wang Wenhua
Camera Operator

Bai Kunyi
Camera Operator

Li Zexiang
Camera Operator

William Watterlot
Assistant Camera

Christian Fournié
Assistant Camera

Nathalie Mauger
Assistant Camera

Patrice Guillou
Assistant Camera

Dominique Vieillard
Sound Assistant

Zhao Jinsheng
Set Decoration

Zhang Zebin
Set Decoration

Christian Marti
Set Decoration

Claude Hirsch
Gaffer

Guo Weijun
Gaffer

Liu Weiming
Electrician

Ma Yanqiang
Electrician

Lian Shuangyue
Electrician

Béatrice Wick
Assistant Editor

Clémence Lafarge
Assistant Editor

Carole Equer-Hamy
Assistant Editor

Minh-Tam Nguyen
Assistant Editor

Lu Songhe
Translator

Zhang Xianmin
Translator

Cai Xinmin
Translator

Yin Yan
Translator

Jin Lin
Translator

Zuo Si
Translator

Catherine Henriette
Translator

Wei Chun
Translator

Dominique Dalmasso
Sound Mixer

Laurent Lévy
Foley Artist

François Lepeuple
Assistant Foley Artist

Michel Zambelli
Color Grading

Jean-Claude Letrillard
Color Grading

Li Kaihu
Set Medic

Madeleine Malthête-Méliès
Thanks

Jin Jingyi
Thanks

Lin Zifeng
Thanks

Xin Rong
Thanks

Zhang Yanjiu
Thanks

Ying Guangzhong
Thanks

Johan van der Keuken
Thanks

Noshka Van der Lely
Thanks

Bernard Barrault
Thanks

Jean-Pierre Sergent
Thanks

Roland Briens
Thanks

Guy Radlo
Thanks

Jean-Pierre Nuquet
Thanks

Claude Robert
Thanks

Alain Rosenfeld
Sound Effects

Situ Huimin
Thanks
Media.

Details.
Release DateMarch 19, 1989
Original NameUne histoire de vent
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Genres
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Wiki.
A Tale of the Wind (French: Une Histoire de vent) is a 1988 French film directed by Joris Ivens. It is also known as A Wind Story. It stars Ivens as he travels in China and tries to capture winds on film, while he reflects on his life and career. The film blends real and fictional elements; it ranges from documentary footage to fantastical dream sequences and Peking opera. It was Ivens' last film.
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