A Tale of the Wind
Original title: Une histoire de vent
1988 · 1 h 20 min
Cast
Joris Ivens Henxiang Han Zhuang Liu Delong Wang Hong Wang Dalin Fu
Credits
Written by: Joris Ivens
Plot
Joris Ivens, nearly 90, makes a poetic essay on the wind, travelling in China to hunt the wind.
Sinekatalog’s take
Joris Ivens and Marceline Loridan's film, Une histoire de vent, is a poetic, whimsical and personal documentary and the final film of a great pioneer.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (1,073 votes)
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