A Tale of the Wind (1989)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.953 |
Directed By
Joris Ivens
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Crew
Joris Ivens
Geneviève Louveau
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Clémence Lafarge
Yves Jeanneau
Alain Tasma
Zhang Zebin
Ma Yanqiang
Jacques Zajdermann
Wu Menbing
Li Zexiang
Patrice Guillou
Yin Yan
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Joris Ivens
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Zhao Jinsheng
Jean Umansky
Yao Chengzhang
Sarah Taouss Matton
Nathalie Mauger
Carole Equer-Hamy
Zhu Haifeng
William Watterlot
Béatrice Wick
Jacqueline Haby
Jean Gargonne
Wang Wenhua
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Michel Portal
Laurent Chevallier
Zhang Xianmin
Cai Xinmin
Sara Perset
Nicolas Philibert
Christian Fournié
Liu Weiming
Zhang Jinhua
Dominique Dalmasso
Meyer Berreby
Joris Ivens
Jin Lin
Claude Hirsch
Minh-Tam Nguyen
Lu Songhe
Dominique Vieillard
Guo Weijun
Elisabeth D.
Wu Baolai
Bai Kunyi
Lian Shuangyue
Christian Marti
Jin Jingyi
Noshka Van der Lely
Roland Briens
Alain Rosenfeld
Catherine Henriette
Wei Chun
Laurent Lévy
Jean-Claude Letrillard
Lin Zifeng
Xin Rong
Zhang Yanjiu
Guy Radlo
Liu Hongyiu
Michel Zambelli
Bernard Barrault
Johan van der Keuken
Jean-Pierre Sergent
Jean Umansky
Li Kaihu
Ying Guangzhong
Claude Robert
Zuo Si
François Lepeuple
Jean-Pierre Nuquet
Situ Huimin
Thierry Arbogast
Jacques Loiseleux
TOP CAST
Joris Ivens
Self
Liu Hongyiu
Self - Interpreter (uncredited)
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Self (uncredited)
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