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A Tale of the Wind (1988)

0 (XWG) | France, UK, West Germany, Netherlands | French, Mandarin | 80 min
Directed by: Joris Ivens
6.8

This film travels through fantasy and reality as Joris Ivens goes to China to capture the wind. The film reflects the filmmaker's journey from The Mistral (1966), his first film on the wind, to this project, which is his final film. The essay film flows between fantasy and reality moving between the images the filmmaker has made, seen or dreamt about. Combining documentary with Chinese mythology and opera and even Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon (1902), Ivens melds culture, landscape and mindscape with breathtaking effect. The old director travels as a boy from his windmill home in erstwhile Holland in a glider made from clothes from a clothesline. We see his journey through life and into the mysticism of the orient in his old age. His memories take us into a humorous, sometimes pensive, magical journey while the film's crew struggles to capture the wind and his breath.

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Release Date
Italy
(Venice Film Festival, premiere)
1988-09-09
France
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1989-03-19
West Germany
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1989-06-29
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)
A Tale of the Wind
(Original title)
Uma História do Vento
Brazil
A Tale of the Wind
Canada (English title)
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Parent Guide
Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated