A Tale of the Wind

Original title: Une histoire de vent
Duration: 80 min
Release date: 1989-03-19
IMDB

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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Une histoire de vent

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Joris Ivens
Joris Ivens
Director
Geneviève Louveau
Geneviève Louveau
Editor
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Director
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Presenter
Wang Wenhua
Wang Wenhua
Camera Operator
Elisabeth D.
Elisabeth D.
Additional Writing
Nicolas Philibert
Nicolas Philibert
Assistant Director
Jean Umansky
Jean Umansky
Sound
Sarah Taouss Matton
Sarah Taouss Matton
Sound Editor
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Screenplay
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Dialogue
Meyer Berreby
Meyer Berreby
Production Director
Zhu Haifeng
Zhu Haifeng
Location Manager
Nathalie Mauger
Nathalie Mauger
Assistant Camera
Madeleine Malthête-Méliès
Madeleine Malthête-Méliès
Thanks
Joris Ivens
Joris Ivens
Dialogue
Yao Chengzhang
Yao Chengzhang
Location Manager
Clémence Lafarge
Clémence Lafarge
Assistant Editor
Lu Songhe
Lu Songhe
Translator
Li Zexiang
Li Zexiang
Camera Operator
Christian Fournié
Christian Fournié
Assistant Camera
Patrice Guillou
Patrice Guillou
Assistant Camera
Béatrice Wick
Béatrice Wick
Assistant Editor
Jin Lin
Jin Lin
Translator
Jean Gargonne
Jean Gargonne
Sound Editor
Liu Weiming
Liu Weiming
Electrician
Wei Chun
Wei Chun
Translator
Michel Portal
Michel Portal
Music
Wu Baolai
Wu Baolai
Location Manager
Zhang Zebin
Zhang Zebin
Set Decoration
Ma Yanqiang
Ma Yanqiang
Electrician
Zhang Xianmin
Zhang Xianmin
Translator
Jacques Zajdermann
Jacques Zajdermann
Production Director
Yves Jeanneau
Yves Jeanneau
Delegated Producer
Alain Tasma
Alain Tasma
Assistant Director
Joris Ivens
Joris Ivens
Screenplay
Zhang Jinhua
Zhang Jinhua
Production Director
Jacqueline Haby
Jacqueline Haby
Administration
Laurent Chevallier
Laurent Chevallier
Camera Operator
Cai Xinmin
Cai Xinmin
Translator
Wu Menbing
Wu Menbing
Production Director
Minh-Tam Nguyen
Minh-Tam Nguyen
Assistant Editor
Yin Yan
Yin Yan
Translator
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Marceline Loridan-Ivens
Executive Producer
Sara Perset
Sara Perset
Production Assistant
Bai Kunyi
Bai Kunyi
Camera Operator
William Watterlot
William Watterlot
Assistant Camera
Lian Shuangyue
Lian Shuangyue
Electrician
Zhao Jinsheng
Zhao Jinsheng
Set Decoration
Carole Equer-Hamy
Carole Equer-Hamy
Assistant Editor
Liu Hongyiu
Liu Hongyiu
Translator
Claude Hirsch
Claude Hirsch
Gaffer
Christian Marti
Christian Marti
Set Decoration
François Lepeuple
François Lepeuple
Assistant Foley Artist
Michel Zambelli
Michel Zambelli
Color Grading
Li Kaihu
Li Kaihu
Set Medic
Jin Jingyi
Jin Jingyi
Thanks
Bernard Barrault
Bernard Barrault
Thanks
Dominique Vieillard
Dominique Vieillard
Sound Assistant
Guo Weijun
Guo Weijun
Gaffer
Catherine Henriette
Catherine Henriette
Translator
Lin Zifeng
Lin Zifeng
Thanks
Johan van der Keuken
Johan van der Keuken
Thanks
Ying Guangzhong
Ying Guangzhong
Thanks
Claude Robert
Claude Robert
Thanks
Zhang Yanjiu
Zhang Yanjiu
Thanks
Noshka Van der Lely
Noshka Van der Lely
Thanks
Jean-Pierre Nuquet
Jean-Pierre Nuquet
Thanks
Jean-Claude Letrillard
Jean-Claude Letrillard
Color Grading
Alain Rosenfeld
Alain Rosenfeld
Sound Effects
Zuo Si
Zuo Si
Translator
Jean-Pierre Sergent
Jean-Pierre Sergent
Thanks
Jean Umansky
Jean Umansky
Sound Effects
Dominique Dalmasso
Dominique Dalmasso
Sound Mixer
Laurent Lévy
Laurent Lévy
Foley Artist
Xin Rong
Xin Rong
Thanks
Roland Briens
Roland Briens
Thanks
Guy Radlo
Guy Radlo
Thanks
Situ Huimin
Situ Huimin
Thanks
Jacques Loiseleux
Jacques Loiseleux
Director of Photography
Thierry Arbogast
Thierry Arbogast
Director of Photography
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