A Tale of the Wind
6.7
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
24 people
Joris Ivens Director · Marceline Loridan-Ivens Director Thierry Arbogast Cinematographer
United States release January 25, 1991 · Produced in Germany, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom · Languages Chinese, English, French
Production
Air France
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Capi Films
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Channel Four Films
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La Sept Cinéma
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Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS)
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NDR
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Stichting Nederlands
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Studio Documentaire de Chine
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TF1 Films Production
Production
WDR
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk
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Germany · France · Netherlands · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original title
Une histoire de vent
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French
Release dates
Italy · September 9, 1988
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · March 19, 1989
Theatrical
United States · January 25, 1991
Limited theatrical
United States
September 25, 1989 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Canada
September 15, 1989 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
December 8, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
Czechia
April 16, 2002 · Premiere · One World Film Festival
Germany
June 29, 1989 · Premiere · West Germany
Greece
May 17, 2006 · Premiere · Ecocinema Festival
March 28, 2010 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
Italy
June 28, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
June 29, 1990 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 14, 1990 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 29, 2015 · Theatrical
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